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Looking for a developer for your existing Laravel or PHP system?

We take the system over, assess its state, fix what is broken and keep developing it. No need to start from scratch.

Let's talk about the project How does the takeover work?
Looking for a developer for your existing Laravel or PHP system?

Does this sound familiar?

If any of these are true for you, we can help.

The previous developer is unreachable and nobody knows the code.

Development stalled halfway and there is nobody to finish it.

An old Laravel or PHP version is running and you do not dare upgrade.

The system is slow or unstable and falls over under load.

Technical debt is piling up and every fix causes a new bug.

There is no documentation; all the knowledge lived in one person's head.

A new feature is needed, but nobody dares to touch the code.

An API, an ERP or another external system has to be connected to the application.

What we can take on

Concrete work we do in this area.

  • Taking over a Laravel or PHP system from another developer or agency
  • A written assessment and technical audit before development starts
  • Debugging and bug fixing in the existing codebase
  • Laravel, PHP and dependency upgrades, step by step
  • Performance work: slow queries, caching, scalability
  • Incremental legacy refactoring, without downtime
  • New feature development inside the existing system
  • API, ERP and third-party system integration
  • Automated tests and CI setup
  • Documentation, deployment process and knowledge transfer
  • Finishing a development project that was left halfway
  • Long-term maintenance and operations

What kind of systems do we take on?

The code does not have to be pretty for us to take it on.

  • Laravel applications from 5.x up to the latest version
  • Custom PHP systems, with or without a framework
  • Internal business systems, admin panels, back-office applications
  • SaaS applications and multi-tenant systems
  • Online stores and the integrations around them
  • Statamic CMS projects
  • WordPress site maintenance and stabilisation
  • APIs and backend services

How does the takeover work?

Fixed steps, so neither side gets surprised.

1

A conversation

One call about what the system is, what the problem is and what the goal would be. This is where we find out whether we can help at all.

2

Access and assessment

We get the code and the environments, then map the codebase, the dependencies and the operations setup.

3

Written report and plan

You get a document: the state of the system, what is urgent, what can wait and what it costs. You are free to take it elsewhere.

4

Stabilisation

We fix the painful parts first: critical bugs, security issues and the worst performance problems.

5

Further development

Then come new features, upgrades and incremental modernisation, in scheduled releases.

6

Handover or maintenance

We hand back a documented system. If you want, we keep maintaining it long term.

First, let us look at what you have

Every engagement starts with an assessment. At the end of it you get a written report and a prioritised action plan: the state of the system, what is urgent, what can wait and how much work further development means. It stands on its own and commits you to nothing.

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What we work with

Technology is not the message, it is the professional background.

Laravel PHP 8 Livewire Filament Statamic WordPress MySQL PostgreSQL Redis Pest PHPStan GitHub Actions Docker

Selected work

A few of the projects we have worked on.

PadPad – Custom webshop and product configurator development
Janes Zsolt

PadPad – Custom webshop and product configurator development

Custom Laravel-based webshop development with a Vue.js and Fabric.js product editor, along with a Filament admin interface, built on a scalable and modern architecture.

Details
Modernization of NCT’s Digital System
NCT Ipari Elektronikai Zrt.

Modernization of NCT’s Digital System

During the modernization of NCT Ltd.’s digital system, a scalable, structured, and long-term maintainable web and administrative platform was developed. The goal of the project was to unify the management of a complex product portfolio, improve internal workflows, and create a modern, responsive web presence.

Details
Krisvid – open-source AI usage monitor
Janes Zsolt

Krisvid – open-source AI usage monitor

Named after my two little boys, Krisvid is a free, open-source tray app for Windows, macOS and Linux that shows Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and JetBrains AI limits, token usage and estimated cost in one place – with no telemetry.

Details
All projects

Frequently asked questions

What most people ask before we start.

Yes, this is exactly what we specialise in. We first map the codebase and summarise its state in writing, and only then start development.
It happens. Even then we do not automatically recommend a rewrite, because it is usually more expensive and riskier. We stabilise through incremental refactoring and rewrite only what genuinely needs it.
That is the most common starting point. The code, the database and the server together are usually enough to understand the system. At the end of the assessment you get written documentation of it too.
It is manageable. Before upgrading we cover the critical features with tests, then move version by version, verifying after each step. It only reaches production once it is stable.
It depends on the size of the system, but the assessment usually takes a few days. After that we can give a concrete, itemised estimate rather than a number pulled out of thin air.
Yes. We work as a Laravel/PHP subcontractor for several agencies, white-labelled if needed, without direct client contact.
From a few days of bug fixing to a modernisation running several months. What we do not take on: building a new brochure website or assembling a template-based webshop.

Let's see what is inside your system

Describe in a few sentences what kind of system it is and what the problem is. One call is usually enough to see how to move forward.

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