Migrate from Laragon

Stop Laragon Services

Stop all services to free ports:

1. Open Laragon
2. Click "Stop All" button
3. Right-click system tray icon → "Exit"
4. Verify ports are free:

   netstat -ano | findstr ":80 :443"
   # Should return nothing

Open DAMP

Launch DAMP and click "Add Site" button.

Select "Existing Project"

Choose the Existing Project option.

Configure Site

Fill in the details:

Install Services

Install services your project uses:

Go to Services page → Click "Install" for each needed service.

Export Laragon Database

Export your existing data:

1. Open Laragon
2. Click "Database" → "Open" (HeidiSQL)
3. Right-click database → "Export database as SQL"
4. Save as backup.sql

Import to DAMP

Import data to DAMP MySQL:

# Inside VS Code DevContainer terminal
mysql -h damp-mysql -u damp -pdamp damp < backup.sql

Update Configuration

Open project in VS Code DevContainer and update .env or config.php:

Laravel .env:

# Old Laragon config
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_DATABASE=my_database

# New DAMP config
DB_HOST=damp-mysql
DB_DATABASE=damp
DB_USERNAME=damp
DB_PASSWORD=damp

# Redis (if using)
REDIS_HOST=damp-redis

# Mail
MAIL_HOST=damp-mailpit
MAIL_PORT=1025

Plain PHP:

// Old Laragon
$host = '127.0.0.1';

// New DAMP
$host = 'damp-mysql';

Update Hosts (Optional)

Laragon managed your hosts file. With DAMP:

1. Sites use *.local domains
2. Caddy handles routing automatically
3. No hosts file editing needed!

Test Your Site

1. Open in VS Code: Click "Open in VS Code" in DAMP
2. Reopen in Container when prompted
3. Browse to https://yoursite.local
4. Install SSL certificate from DAMP