Sebastian Schlein

This usually happens if Herd can not access the internet and download the binaries. Manually downloading them might lead to problems because not all extensions are enabled by default. If...

If it shows the spinner and no buttons to install PHP, a firewall or anti virus software is blocking Herd from reaching our API and downloading the versions.

Can you have a look if there are any debug logs? https://herd.laravel.com/docs/windows/troubleshooting/common-issues#herd-debug-logs

There shouldn't be any sensitive details in them but you can also share it via [email protected]

The main issues from your log are: ``` [2025-03-28 07:36:29.386] [error] Failed to fetch the latest version: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND [herdphp.com](http://herdphp.com/) ... [2025-03-31 12:47:39.882] [info] Downloading https://download.herdphp.com/8.3/php83-win.zip to C:\Users\simon\AppData\Local\Temp\php-8.3.zip [2025-03-31 12:47:39.882]...

If you are on your tethering connection, is there a possiibility that you need to allow Herd to use this connection? That would explain why the downloads work in your...

There's a technical difference: Node gets downloaded via nvm, so Herd is executing terminal commands to install NVM and Node but it uses the Herd app directly to download and...

If you are getting an Apache index page, that's not from Herd and there is a second development environment messing with Herd. The moving dots as a loading indicator is...

Can you confirm that you see an Apache and not nginx error page? Are there any apps settings on your machine that could "manage" connections from apps? VPN, Proxy, Firewall,...

I have no Windows device with tethering options available at the moment but have you checked these settings? https://www.pcworld.com/article/436653/how-to-limit-your-pcs-data-use-while-tethering.html That seems to be a common pattern and not directly Herd...