Argora Foundry is a lightweight and extensible PHP boilerplate built to accelerate the development of modern control panels, SaaS platforms, and internal tools. Designed with developer productivity in mind, it combines a clean architecture, reusable components, and a ready-to-use user panel to help you launch faster—without compromising flexibility or quality.
- Modular Architecture – Organize your code effortlessly with a clear, scalable structure inspired by proven patterns.
- Built-in Control Panel – A modern and customizable UI template for managing users, settings, and services out of the box.
- SaaS-Ready – Includes essential SaaS features like user authentication, roles & permissions, usage tracking, and more.
- Modern Stack – Powered by PHP 8+, Slim 4 Framework, Twig templates, and Tabler UI for a clean frontend.
- Argora Spark API – A dedicated, extensible API layer for advanced logic, automation, and integration beyond basic CRUD, ideal for smart provisioning and external system hooks.
- Extensible – Designed to be extended with custom modules.
- SaaS startups launching fast without reinventing the wheel
- Developers building internal dashboards or admin panels
- Agencies delivering multiple client control panels from a common core
Argora Foundry is not a full-stack framework, but a focused foundation. It gives you the essentials—routing, user management, templates, modular structure—without locking you in. You stay in control of your stack, while we handle the heavy lifting.
Follow the instructions for your operating system.
apt update
apt install -y curl software-properties-common ufw
add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/nginx
apt update
apt install -y bzip2 composer git net-tools php8.3 php8.3-bcmath php8.3-bz2 php8.3-cli php8.3-common php8.3-curl php8.3-ds php8.3-fpm php8.3-gd php8.3-gmp php8.3-igbinary php8.3-imap php8.3-intl php8.3-mbstring php8.3-opcache php8.3-readline php8.3-redis php8.3-soap php8.3-swoole php8.3-uuid php8.3-xml php8.3-zip unzip wget whoisapt update
apt install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release ufw
# PHP (SURY repo)
curl -fsSL https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg \
| gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/sury-php.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/sury-php.gpg] https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" \
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sury-php.list
# Nginx (official repo)
curl -fsSL https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key \
| gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/nginx.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nginx.gpg] http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/debian $(lsb_release -sc) nginx" \
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx.list
apt update
apt install -y bzip2 composer git net-tools php8.3 php8.3-bcmath php8.3-bz2 php8.3-cli php8.3-common php8.3-curl php8.3-ds php8.3-fpm php8.3-gd php8.3-gmp php8.3-igbinary php8.3-imap php8.3-intl php8.3-mbstring php8.3-opcache php8.3-readline php8.3-redis php8.3-soap php8.3-swoole php8.3-uuid php8.3-xml php8.3-zip unzip wget whois- Open the PHP-FPM configuration file:
nano /etc/php/8.3/fpm/php.iniAdd or uncomment the following session security settings:
session.cookie_secure = 1
session.cookie_httponly = 1
session.cookie_samesite = "Strict"- Open the OPCache configuration file:
nano /etc/php/8.3/mods-available/opcache.iniVerify or add the following OPCache and JIT settings:
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.jit=1255
opcache.jit_buffer_size=100M- Restart PHP-FPM to apply the changes:
systemctl restart php8.3-fpm- Execute the following commands:
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/gpg.key' -o caddy-stable.gpg.key
gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/caddy-stable-archive-keyring.gpg caddy-stable.gpg.key
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/debian.deb.txt' | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list
apt update
apt install -y caddy- Edit
/etc/caddy/Caddyfileand place the following content:
FOUNDRY.DOMAIN {
bind YOUR_IPV4_ADDRESS YOUR_IPV6_ADDRESS
root * /var/www/foundry/public
php_fastcgi unix//run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock
encode zstd gzip
file_server
tls your-email@example.com
header -Server
log {
output file /var/log/foundry/caddy.log
}
# Adminer Configuration
route /adminer.php* {
root * /usr/share/adminer
php_fastcgi unix//run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock
}
header * {
Referrer-Policy "same-origin"
Strict-Transport-Security max-age=31536000;
X-Content-Type-Options nosniff
X-Frame-Options DENY
X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none'; img-src https:; font-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://rsms.me; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/xlsx/0.18.5/; form-action 'self'; worker-src 'none'; frame-src 'none';
Feature-Policy "accelerometer 'none'; autoplay 'none'; camera 'none'; encrypted-media 'none'; fullscreen 'self'; geolocation 'none'; gyroscope 'none'; magnetometer 'none'; microphone 'none'; midi 'none'; payment 'none'; picture-in-picture 'self'; usb 'none';"
Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), encrypted-media=(), fullscreen=(self), geolocation=(), gyroscope=(), magnetometer=(), microphone=(), midi=(), payment=(), picture-in-picture=(self), usb=();
}
}Activate and reload Caddy:
mkdir -p /var/log/foundry
chown caddy:caddy /var/log/foundry
systemctl enable caddy
systemctl restart caddy- Install Adminer
mkdir /usr/share/adminer
wget "http://www.adminer.org/latest.php" -O /usr/share/adminer/latest.php
ln -s /usr/share/adminer/latest.php /usr/share/adminer/adminer.phpcurl -o /etc/apt/keyrings/mariadb-keyring.pgp 'https://mariadb.org/mariadb_release_signing_key.pgp'Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mariadb.sources according to your system.
X-Repolib-Name: MariaDB
Types: deb
URIs: https://mirror.nextlayer.at/mariadb/repo/11.rolling/ubuntu
Suites: jammy
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/mariadb-keyring.pgpX-Repolib-Name: MariaDB
Types: deb
URIs: https://mirror.nextlayer.at/mariadb/repo/11.rolling/ubuntu
Suites: noble
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/mariadb-keyring.pgpX-Repolib-Name: MariaDB
Types: deb
URIs: https://mirror.nextlayer.at/mariadb/repo/11.rolling/debian
Suites: bookworm
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/mariadb-keyring.pgpX-Repolib-Name: MariaDB
Types: deb
URIs: https://mirror.nextlayer.at/mariadb/repo/11.rolling/debian
Suites: trixie
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/mariadb-keyring.pgp- Execute the following commands:
apt update
apt install -y mariadb-client mariadb-server php8.3-mysql
mysql_secure_installation- Access MariaDB:
mariadb -u root -p- Execute the following queries:
CREATE DATABASE foundry;
CREATE USER 'foundry'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'RANDOM_STRONG_PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON foundry.* TO 'foundry'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;Replace foundry with your desired username and RANDOM_STRONG_PASSWORD with a secure password of your choice.
cd /var/www
composer create-project argora/foundry your-project-namecd /var/www/foundry
cp env-sample .env
chmod -R 775 logs cache
chown -R www-data:www-data logs cacheConfigure your .env with database and app settings, and set your admin credentials in bin/create-admin-user.php.
php bin/install-db.php
php bin/create-admin-user.phpArgora Foundry is based on hezecom/slim-starter, an excellent Slim Framework 4 starter project by Hezekiah Omotsuebe.
We’ve extended and restructured it for SaaS platforms, admin panels, and modern boilerplate needs.