Lokstack

See every project, port, and version on your Mac, and fix it in one click.

Every project, port, database and container on your Mac — what is running, why it will not start, and the fix beside it.

Download for Mac Free for everyday workPro · 14-day trial

Tj Thouhid · TheCreativex LTD.

The problem

Your Mac runs a stack
you can't see.

Ghost servers

A dev server started in a Terminal tab you closed hours ago still holds port 3000.

Two Postgres

One in Docker, one in Herd — different versions, different ports. Which one does the app use?

Version drift

The project needs Node 24 and PHP 8.2. Your shell says 22 and 8.4.

Invisible workers

Queues and builds started by editors and AI coding tools, running in the background.

Lokstack

How developers cope today

Six tools and a lot of memory.

Answering “what's running and why is port 3000 busy?” means stitching together lsof, ps, docker ps, brew services and .env files — every day.

$ npm run dev Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use :::3000 $ lsof -i :3000 node 41204 tj 23u IPv6 TCP *:3000 (LISTEN) $ ps -p 41204 -o command= node /Users/tj/…/next/dist/bin/next dev $ # …which project was that? who started it? $ docker ps; brew services list; cat .env $ kill -9 41204 # and hope

Lokstack

Introducing Lokstack

One cockpit for your whole local stack.

Lokstack understands projects, not just processes — what runs, where, on which versions — and puts the fix next to every finding.

Native Mac app100% localNo account

Lokstack

What makes it different

See it. Control it. Fix it.

See everything

Every process started from a project folder — by Lokstack, Terminal, VS Code, Cursor or Claude Code — with its ports.

Control anything

Start with the right command in the right folder, stop whole process trees, free a busy port in one click.

Fix in place

See why a project will not start and fix it beside the reason — runtime, .env, database, port.

Lokstack

Project overview

Know your stack at a glance.

Node & PHP in use vs. what the project needs.
Databases & cache from .env — version, where it runs, up or down.
Features detected: framework, ORM, auth, queues, AI, payments.
.env at a glance, secrets hidden.

Lokstack

Why it will not start

The reason — and the fix beside it.

Port taken, wrong Node or PHP, missing dependencies.
PostgreSQL or Redis down, Docker stopped.
.env missing, or missing names from the example.
Seeing the reasons is free. PRO fixes the runtime and .env in one click.

Lokstack

Start projects your way

The same command, the same folder —
one click.

It suggests

Scripts from every package.json and composer.json, with the folder each needs.

api/ composer dev client/ npm run dev root docker compose up

You pick once

Run folder, command and a reserved port — saved. Anything already running from the folder is found, whoever started it.

Start & Stop

Output captured, whole process tree stopped. PRO adds a queue or scheduler as its own command with its own log.

Lokstack

Database & cache

Is my database actually up?

Reads DATABASE_URL, DB_*, REDIS_*, QUEUE_URL.
Checks the server answers — exact version and where it runs.
One click: PostgreSQL, pgvector, Redis, MySQL, MongoDB in Docker.
PRO PostgreSQL without Docker, unlimited databases.

Lokstack

Packages

Find it, pick it, install it.

Search npm, Packagist and PyPI — downloads and stars.
Curated popular picks by category.
npm · pnpm · yarn · bun · Composer · pip, detected per folder.
PRO a specific version, and Update all.

Lokstack

Docker, simplified

Containers in plain language.

Compose: Up, Restart, Stop, Down, Pull.
Templates: Postgres, Redis, MySQL, MongoDB, Mailpit, MinIO, any image.
Every container linked to its project. Volumes always kept.
PRO edit a container safely — automatic rollback.

Lokstack

The whole Mac

Every database. Every port. Every tool.

Databases & cache — every server, its version, who uses it.
Ports — owner, project, network exposure; free any port.
Installed tools — Node, PHP, Postgres, Redis from nvm, Homebrew and Herd.

Lokstack

Free and Pro

Free for everyday work. Pro when it gets sharp.

Free$0

Forever. No account.

Dashboard, projects, ports and what is running
Stop, kill and free a port
See why a project will not start
Saved start command for 3 projects
Install, remove and install all by name
Databases, versions, Docker · 1 Docker database

Pro PRO$19.99 first year · then $24.99/year

1 person · 3 Macs · 1 year of updates · 14-day trial, no card

One-click fixes: the right Node or PHP, .env from the example
More than one start command per project, each with its own log
Unlimited saved commands · Node & PHP per project
Specific package versions · Update all
Unlimited Docker databases · PostgreSQL without Docker
Edit a container · Start & Stop from the menu bar

Lokstack

Inside the app

Same window. One switch.

Pro features show a PRO mark — never a nagging pop-up.
Start the 14-day trial from the app. No card, no account.
Paste a license key — checked with Lemon Squeezy, 30 days offline grace.

Lokstack

A real Mac app

Native window, menu bar,
drag-to-install.

Native shell

AppKit + WebKit, standard menus and shortcuts, native dialogs, light and dark.

Menu bar

Running projects at a glance; keeps working with the window closed. PRO Start & Stop from there.

DMG installer

Drag to Applications. Node.js built in on Apple Silicon — nothing else to install.

Lokstack

How it works

Small, local, dependency-free.

Lokstack.app · Swift

WKWebView window · menu bar · menus · bundled Node.js runtime

Local server · Node.js · 127.0.0.1 only · zero npm dependencies

systemports, processes, folders

processesprocess trees, who started them

projectsdiscovery, .env, blockers, start

servicesPostgres, Redis, MySQL + versions

dockercompose, safe recreate

runtimesnvm, Homebrew, Herd

registrynpm, Packagist, PyPI

licenseFree · trial · Pro, enforced server-side

~/.stackpilot — saved projects, logs, per-project PostgreSQL data

Lokstack

Privacy & safety

Your machine. Your data.

Local only

Listens on 127.0.0.1 only. No account, no analytics, no cloud. Other websites cannot control it.

Safe by default

Every destructive action asks first. Docker volumes and project files are always kept.

Online on request

Only when you search or install packages, pull images, or activate a license key.

Lokstack

Landscape

The only tool that sees projects.

	Lokstack	Activity Monitor	Docker Desktop	Herd / MAMP / DBngin	Terminal
Understands projects	✓	—	compose	sites	—
Why a project will not start	✓	—	—	—	read the log
Native + Docker + Herd together	✓	processes	Docker	own only	manual
Who started a process	✓	—	—	—	manual
Several start commands per project	Pro	—	compose	—	many tabs
Package search & install	✓	—	—	—	manual
Per-project Node / PHP	Pro	—	—	PHP	manual

Lokstack

Who it's for · where it's going

Built for developers with many projects.

Agencies & freelancers

5–20 client projects on one Mac. Reserved ports, per-project runtimes, instant context.

Laravel + JS & monorepos

Composer, pnpm workspaces, queues, Redis, pgvector — understood and controlled.

New to the stack

The project says why it will not start, in plain language, with the fix beside it.

1.2 Now

Why it will not start + fixes
Several start commands
Free, trial and Pro

Later

Database browser
Local names instead of ports
Team presets · Intel · auto-update

Lokstack

Made by

Tj Thouhid

Founder & developer · dev@tjthouhid.me

Lokstack is built at TheCreativex LTD., a studio that designs and builds web, mobile and developer products — open to custom development, partnerships and sponsorship.

thecreativex.com · info@thecreativex.com

Enjoying Free?

Pro keeps Lokstack moving — and a coffee always helps.

Get Lokstack Buy me a coffee

Lokstack

See every project, port, and version on your Mac, and fix it in one click.

Free and Pro · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon ready

Download Lokstack

www.thecreativex.com · info@thecreativex.com · dev@tjthouhid.me

Lokstack

Your Mac runs a stackyou can't see.

Ghost servers

Two Postgres

Version drift

Invisible workers

Six tools and a lot of memory.

One cockpit for your whole local stack.

See it. Control it. Fix it.

See everything

Control anything

Fix in place

Know your stack at a glance.

The reason — and the fix beside it.

The same command, the same folder —one click.

It suggests

You pick once

Start & Stop

Is my database actually up?

Find it, pick it, install it.

Containers in plain language.

Every database. Every port. Every tool.

Free for everyday work. Pro when it gets sharp.

Same window. One switch.

Native window, menu bar,drag-to-install.

Native shell

Menu bar

DMG installer

Small, local, dependency-free.

Your machine. Your data.

Local only

Safe by default

Online on request

The only tool that sees projects.

Built for developers with many projects.

Agencies & freelancers

Laravel + JS & monorepos

New to the stack

1.2 Now

Next

Later

Tj Thouhid

Enjoying Free?

See every project, port, and version on your Mac, and fix it in one click.

Your Mac runs a stack
you can't see.

The same command, the same folder —
one click.

Native window, menu bar,
drag-to-install.