---
title: "My current setup (2026 edition)"
date: 2026-07-04
lang: en
translationKey: my-setup-2026
series: uses
tags: [Setup]
description: "Hardware, software and tools I use every day to build, run servers and ship projects — 2026 edition."
---

Hardware, software and tools I use every day to build, run servers and ship
projects. This is the **2026 edition**: I update it every now and then, so
you'll find previous versions in the archive.

## 🖥️ Hardware

### At the office
- **Mac Studio M4 Max** — My main machine for development and daily work.
- **Dell 27" S2725QC Ultra HD 4K monitor** — Primary display.
- **LG 27" 27UP650K Ultra HD 4K monitor** — Display for secondary tasks.
- **Logitech MX Keys** — Typing on this keyboard is genuinely pleasant.
- **Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones** — Thanks to the (outstanding) noise cancellation, I can focus while developing, listen to music and join audio/video calls.
- **Newline NewEye 62 Full HD** — External webcam with *privacy shutter* and 2 microphones.
- **HyperX SoloCast** — Microphone with tap-to-mute sensor and LED status indicator.

### At home / On the road
- **MacBook Pro 14" M4 Pro** — Great both as a fixed workstation and while travelling.
- **Samsung U28E590 monitor** — At home I use it as a single display.
- **Arzopa Z1FC monitor** — I use it as a secondary display when I'm out of the office.
- **OWC Thunderbolt 3** — A genuinely complete docking station.
- **Spedal Full HD** — External webcam with *privacy shutter*.
- **HyperX SoloCast** — Microphone with tap-to-mute sensor and LED status indicator.
- **M-Audio Air 192|6** — Essential audio interface for home recording.
- **PreSonus ERIS E4.5** — Compact studio monitors.
- **Logitech Pebble Keys 2** — Compact layout and soft keys; I can even carry it around.
- **JBL Tune510BT headphones** — To avoid disturbing others during calls or to listen to music.

## ⌨️ Editor & Terminal

- **[PhpStorm](https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/)** — Main IDE for PHP and Laravel (and beyond): best-in-class refactoring and inspections.
- **[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)** — For quick edits, notes and the occasional non-PHP project.
- **[iTerm2](https://iterm2.com/)** — The terminal I use every day.
- **[JetBrains Mono](https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/)** — My favourite monospaced font.

## 🛠️ Development

- **[PHP + Laravel](https://laravel.com/)** — The stack I build most of my projects with.
- **[Laravel Herd](https://herd.laravel.com/)** — Fast, frictionless local PHP development environment.
- **[Docker](https://www.docker.com/)** — For reproducible environments when multiple services are involved.
- **[Pest](https://pestphp.com/)** — The framework that makes writing tests enjoyable.
- **[TablePlus](https://tableplus.com/)** — GUI for MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite databases.
- **[Git + GitHub](https://github.com/)** — Version control and code review for every project.
- **[Claude Code](https://claude.com/product/claude-code)** — AI-assisted development.

## 🧰 Apps & Utilities

- **[Raycast](https://www.raycast.com/)** — Launcher and automations: I use it dozens of times a day.
- **[1Password](https://1password.com/)** — Password and secret management.
- **[BitWarden](https://bitwarden.com/)** — Password and secret management for personal use.
- **[Notion](https://www.notion.com/)** — Notes, personal jottings and tracking what I'm learning.

## ☁️ Hosting & Services

- **[Cloudflare Pages](https://pages.cloudflare.com/)** — Hosting for this site, with automatic deploys.
- **[Nginx](https://nginx.org/)** — Web server and reverse proxy on my servers.
- **[GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions)** — CI/CD: automated tests and deploys.