I think what your looking for is containerized applications. You're going to want to learn how to use Docker. https://www.docker.com/get-started/
I do already have my databases on my desktop via docker. However, I find it kind of difficult to use and setup every time.
Can you maybe recommend a software to manage Docker stuff via UI?
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But you know you take the commands your using to setup a container and make it into a script as well. .ps1 for powershell and .sh for bash on linux. Name your scripts after the application they run and it'll be almost like launching a normal application.
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Especially if you're running Linux, Docker is going to be the sweet spot easy/lightweight way to run your services in containers
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