Full stack local dev on Mac
Full stack developers on Mac run frontend and backend together in Rig: Vite or Next beside a Node API, Postgres or Redis sidecars, and queue workers from a Procfile or npm scripts — all in one project group with health-aware start order and a merged log stream. When the API fails with ECONNREFUSED on :5432, Rig shows which dependency is down and can reclaim stuck ports. Laravel shops pair Valet *.test with Vite, Horizon, and artisan sidecars in the same board. WordPress can sit beside Node the same day. MCP connects Cursor to live process health instead of guessing from pasted traces. Rig is not a container platform — it orchestrates native Mac processes around Docker, Herd, or managed local Postgres when you need them.