Friendly development environment on macOS with Docker for Mac, dnsmasq and caddy.

README.md

On a fresh macOS installation:

1. Install Xcode plus command tools - run git with Xcode in place (tested with Xcode 9 Beta on 10.13).
2. Install homebrew.
3. Install dnsmasq and configure it respond for .dev.
4. Install caddy with brew install caddy.
5. Download Caddyfile move it to ~/.
6. Download com.corenzan.caddy.plist and move it to /Library/LaunchDaemons/.

Caddyfile

http://test.dev {
  proxy / 127.0.0.1:3000
}

com.corenzan.caddy.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.corenzan.caddy.plist</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>sh</string>
                <string>-c</string>
                <string>/usr/local/bin/caddy</string>
                <string>~/Caddyfile</string>
        </array>
        <key>Debug</key>
        <true/>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
        <key>WatchPaths</key>
        <array>
                <string>~/Caddyfile</string>
        </array>
        <key>Sockets</key>
        <dict>
                <key>Listener</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>SockServiceMode</key>
                        <string>http</string>
                        <key>SockType</key>
                        <string>stream</string>
                        <key>SockFamily</key>
                        <string>IPv4</string>
                </dict>
        </dict>
</dict>
</plist>