Global Services

Govard provides a suite of built-in global services that are shared across all projects. These services run as Docker containers managed by a dedicated compose stack.

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Available Services

Service	URL	Purpose
Caddy Proxy	—	Routes traffic for all .test domains
DNSMasq	—	Resolves *.test domains to local
Mailpit	https://mail.govard.test	Catch outgoing emails for development
PHPMyAdmin	https://pma.govard.test	Web-based MySQL database management
Portainer	https://portainer.govard.test	Docker container management UI

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Accessing Services

Via CLI Commands

govard open mail     # Open Mailpit
govard open db       # Open PHPMyAdmin
govard open portainer # Open Portainer

Via Direct URLs

Open these URLs in your browser (HTTPS with automatic SSL):

Service	URL
Mailpit	https://mail.govard.test
PHPMyAdmin	https://pma.govard.test
Portainer	https://portainer.govard.test

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Service Credentials

Portainer

Field	Value
URL	https://portainer.govard.test
Username	admin
Password	AdminGovard123$

PHPMyAdmin

PHPMyAdmin uses the same database credentials as your project. Connect using:

• Host: mysql (from within Docker network)
• Host: 127.0.0.1 (from host, check govard db info)
• Username/Password: From your project's .govard.yml or env.php

Mailpit

No authentication required. All outgoing mail from your project containers is captured and viewable at https://mail.govard.test.

Using Mailpit as SMTP Server

Mailpit acts as a SMTP server that catches all outgoing emails instead of sending them to real recipients. This is perfect for development.

Setting	Value
SMTP Host	mail (from container) or mail.govard.test (from host)
SMTP Port	1025
Username	(empty)
Password	(empty)
SSL/TLS	Disable

Host resolution difference:

• From PHP container: Use mail (Docker internal DNS resolves container names)
• From host machine: Use mail.govard.test (requires DNS resolution via dnsmasq)

Magento 2 Configuration

Option 1: Configure via app/etc/env.php

Add or modify the system section:

'system' => [
    'default' => [
        'system' => [
            'smtp' => [
                'host' => 'mail',
                'port' => '1025',
            ],
        ],
    ],
],

Or if using a SMTP module (like Mageplaza SMTP, Aheadworks SMTP, etc.):

Option 2: Module Admin Configuration

Most SMTP modules have settings in Stores → Configuration → General → SMTP:

Field	Value
Host	mail
Port	1025
Username	(leave empty)
Password	(leave empty)
SSL/TLS	Disable

Laravel Configuration

In .env:

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=mail
MAIL_PORT=1025
MAIL_USERNAME=null
MAIL_PASSWORD=null
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
[email protected]
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

Symfony Configuration

In .env:

MAILER_DSN=smtp://mail:1025

Or in config/packages/mailer.yaml:

framework:
    mailer:
        dsn: 'smtp://mail:1025'

Testing SMTP Connection

# Test with swaks (Swiss Army Knife for SMTP)
swaks --to [email protected] --server mail --port 1025

# Test with telnet
telnet mail 1025

Example SMTP session:

HELO localhost
MAIL FROM:<[email protected]>
RCPT TO:<[email protected]>
DATA
Subject: Test Email

Hello, this is a test!
.
QUIT

After sending, check https://mail.govard.test to see the captured email.

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Managing Global Services

Start/Stop Services

# Start all global services
govard svc up

# Stop all global services
govard svc down

# Restart all services
govard svc restart

View Service Status

govard svc ps

View Logs

govard svc logs
govard svc logs --tail 50
govard svc logs mail

Sleep/Wake Workflow

Pause all running projects to free up resources:

govard svc sleep   # Stop all running project containers
govard svc wake    # Resume all paused projects

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Advanced Options

Startup Flags

# Pull latest images before starting
govard svc up --pull

# Skip Root CA trust installation
govard svc up --no-trust

# Disable automatic local build fallback
govard svc up --no-fallback

Access Raw Compose Commands

govard svc proxies to Docker Compose for the global services stack:

govard svc pull
govard svc logs -f
govard svc ps

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Troubleshooting

Port Conflicts

If global services fail to start, check for port conflicts:

govard doctor

Common conflicts:

• Port 80/443: Other web servers (Apache, Nginx)
• Port 53: Other DNS servers

Browser SSL Warnings

If you see SSL warnings after starting services:

govard doctor trust

Service Not Responding

Check container status:

govard svc ps
docker ps | grep govard-proxy

View logs to identify issues:

govard svc logs --tail 100

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Architecture

Global services run from ~/.govard/proxy/docker-compose.yml with the compose project name proxy.

Services are registered via Caddy routes:

• mail.govard.test → govard-proxy-mail:8025
• pma.govard.test → govard-proxy-pma:80
• portainer.govard.test → govard-proxy-portainer:9000

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