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easyengine – Speed up WordPress deployments on Nginx with a single CLI

Name: easyengine – Speed up WordPress deployments on Nginx with a single CLI
Author: EasyEngine

Launch and manage WordPress sites on Nginx, PHP, MySQL, and Let's Encrypt from the terminal. Ideal for founders who need fast, repeatable server setups. 2.2k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “Command-line control panel for Nginx Server to manage WordPress sites running on Nginx, PHP, MySQL, and Let's Encrypt”

intermediate⏱ 5 minutes💵 Free

2,174 stars421 forksPHPGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 12Updated 10/21/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Get command-line control for WordPress sites on Nginx.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to deploy a new WordPress site for their project. They write a single command with EasyEngine, and it sets up the site with Nginx, PHP, MySQL, and Let's Encrypt. They test it and it works as expected."

Best insideSelf-hostedAny AI Client

When to use it

•You're a founder running a WordPress site on an Nginx server and need more efficient site management.
•You want to automate tasks like SSL certificate issuance and renewal with Let's Encrypt.
•Your team needs a simple way to manage multiple WordPress sites on the same Nginx server.

Ready-to-paste prompt

ee site create myblog.com --wp --php=7.4 --letsencrypt

Heads up: Ensure you have a compatible version of PHP and Nginx installed before running EasyEngine, as it requires specific runtime environments to function correctly.

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Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/easyengine && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/easyengine/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/easyengine/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How easyengine – Speed up WordPress deployments on Nginx with a single CLI works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Easyengine – Speed up WordPress deployments on Nginx with a single CLI is a medium PHP project (~11k lines across 87 code files, plus 20 test files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~11k lines · 87 code files · ~2 h to skim

Setup

Some technical setup

Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.

Runs on

PHP

No API keys detected

PHP 98%Shell 2%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
bin/ee
Where the program starts running
3
composer.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

bin/Command-line entry points2 files

templates/Templates3 files

docs/Documentation1 files

php/Folder75 files

utils/Helper scripts12 files

migrations/Folder4 files

features/Folder3 files

tests/Tests — proof it works29 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/easyengine && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/easyengine/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/easyengine/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

EasyEngine

Language

PHP