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Saphira Linux webDragon

A Saphira feature that turns a normal installation into a managed web platform: Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.5 and Node.js, with TLS you do not have to babysit. You own the machine; webDragon removes the repetitive systems administration.

Tools included — beta state
Saphira Linux webDragon, the Open Source web server mascot

PHP-FPM 8.5

The supported PHP runtime is PHP-FPM 8.5. For a PHP site, saphira-site creates a dedicated per-site pool and points Nginx at its unix socket. If php-fpm85 is not installed, saphira-site says so plainly and stops, rather than writing a configuration that cannot run.

PHPPHP 8.5 release notes

Node.js

For a Node site, saphira-site asks for the application's localhost port (default 3000) and configures Nginx to proxy to 127.0.0.1:<port>. The Node process itself is your application; webDragon provides the front-end web server, TLS and process-facing configuration around it.

Node.jsNode.js
NotePer-site selection of Node.js 22 or Node.js 24, and running PHP and Node together on one site, are planned. Today saphira-site uses the Node.js that is installed and supports one runtime type per site.

Components come from packages

Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.5, Node.js and Certbot are all normal Saphira packages. webDragon's job is to wire them together, not to replace them. saphira-site checks that the pieces it needs are present and reports clearly when one is missing, so the platform is always built from packages you can see and inspect.

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NoteA future prepare step may verify or install the required components automatically. Today the components are installed from Saphira packages and saphira-site assumes they are present.