Managing services

Valet starts its services automatically on boot. Use the commands below to control them manually.

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valet start   [services...]
valet restart [services...]
valet stop    [services...]

Without arguments, the command applies to all Valet services. Pass one or more service names to target specific ones:

Service	Description
`nginx`	Web server
`php`	PHP-FPM (active version)
`dnsmasq`	DNS resolver for the Valet domain (`start` / `restart` only)
`mysql`	MySQL or MariaDB
`redis`	Redis server
`mailpit`	Mail catcher

Examples:

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valet restart nginx php
valet stop mailpit redis

Note

valet stop keeps DnsMasq running so domain resolution keeps working.

Status

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valet status

Shows the status of PHP-FPM and Nginx.

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valet is-latest   # YES / NO
valet update      # Update to the latest release and clean up cruft

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valet uninstall