Modernisation & Support

Legacy System Modernisation & Long-Term Support

Framework dependencies lapse, technical debt accumulates, and your software gradually slows down, becoming restrictively expensive to maintain. We take over your brownfield projects, upgrade your existing infrastructure milestone-by-milestone with continuous code access and strict automated testing.

We untangle your legacy systems and restore structural momentum. A 10+ year old web platform that is buckling under modern loads, a mission-critical Laravel app abandoned by a previous provider, or an engineering ecosystem that requires steady, proactive support WE ARE YOUR FULL SERVICE PARTNER.

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Good to know

Our Codebase Policy

Handing over an active codebase to a new agency can feel highly risky

— Team Laramate
“We require full access to any existing codebase under NDA upfront so we can assess its technical health. If that’s not possible, we include a mutual walk-away clause. Some projects prove unmaintainable due to heavy technical debt or serious security issues.”
— Team Laramate
— Team Laramate

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3 Pathways To Execution

Audit

Audit

→ Technical Objective

We deep-dive into your existing repository, analyse database schemas, security compliance, and code quality.

→ Operational Objective

Comprehensive technical health check, highlight immediate risks and low-hanging optimisations.

Risk Mitigation

Risk Mitigation

→ Technical Objective

We stabilise your active production environment without interrupting your current team or daily business flows.

→ Operational Objective

A robust infrastructure baseline ready for safe, incremental development changes.

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Full Code Transfer

→ Technical Objective

We integrate your system under our strict code-governance standards, including comprehensive version control.

→ Operational Objective

A clean, fully documented codebase running on secure infrastructure that you fully own. Zero vendor lock-in.

Legacy Modernisation System Migration Monolith Decomposition Technical Debt Reduction Cloud Migration Code Refactoring Replatforming API-First Modernisation Database Modernisation Security & Compliance Automated Testing Mainframe Modernisation Legacy Integration
Legacy Modernisation System Migration Monolith Decomposition Technical Debt Reduction Cloud Migration Code Refactoring Replatforming API-First Modernisation Database Modernisation Security & Compliance Automated Testing Mainframe Modernisation Legacy Integration
Legacy Integration Mainframe Modernisation Automated Testing Security & Compliance Database Modernisation API-First Modernisation Replatforming Code Refactoring Cloud Migration Technical Debt Reduction Monolith Decomposition System Migration Legacy Modernisation
Legacy Integration Mainframe Modernisation Automated Testing Security & Compliance Database Modernisation API-First Modernisation Replatforming Code Refactoring Cloud Migration Technical Debt Reduction Monolith Decomposition System Migration Legacy Modernisation
Mainframe Modernisation Legacy Integration Cloud Migration Security & Compliance Technical Debt Reduction Code Refactoring Database Modernisation Replatforming System Migration Automated Testing API-First Modernisation Legacy Modernisation Monolith Decomposition
Mainframe Modernisation Legacy Integration Cloud Migration Security & Compliance Technical Debt Reduction Code Refactoring Database Modernisation Replatforming System Migration Automated Testing API-First Modernisation Legacy Modernisation Monolith Decomposition

We are your full service partner

What We Can Do For You

Modernise IT Systems for Increased Productivity

10+ Year Old Codebase Migrations

10+ Year Old Codebase Migrations

We successfully rewrite, refactor, and migrate decade-old monolithic applications with full data integrity and zero data loss. We reinforce missing data layers, optimise slow query performance, swap out fragile legacy code for clean, maintainable architectures.

Full-Scale Laravel Ecosystem Upgrades

Full-Scale Laravel Ecosystem Upgrades

Laravel is our core forte. If your system is stuck on outdated PHP or Laravel versions, we update your core frameworks, migrate legacy templates to modern frameworks like FilamentPHP. We ensure your entire package ecosystem is optimised for security and modern server administration.

Smart Infrastructure Automation

Smart Infrastructure Automation

We permanently eliminate human operational error by building advanced, automated CI/CD pipelines. We replace manual server configuration, file uploads, and tedious synchronisation tasks with intelligent pipelines that convert files automatically, execute database schema changes, and sync production assets directly via GitHub.

Support contract

Our Non-Negotiable Standard

Our support and maintenance contracts provide continuous technical assistance and consulting. Bug fixes, regular security updates, personalised guidance, ensuring the ongoing reliability and currency of your web application.

You get priority handling and dedicated attention. 1 team, 1 project, 1 outcome → YOUR SUCCESS

Continuous Software Development With Us — The How

We support our clients continuously. Whether your system needs routine technical maintenance or an aggressive feature expansion

Continuous Software Development With Us — A Proactive Partnership

We deconstruct intent with cross-examining questions, evaluate broad architectural design, then build new extensions using modular decoupled logic

Continuous Software Development — For You

We maintain an active, ongoing development cadence to rapidly deploy new capabilities and secure baseline support

Why Us

We’re off to a fantastic start

Because our process protects your investment

01

No Middlemen or Account Buffers

Hop on a call with Chris

You or Stakeholders are in direct contact with our senior developers during the development sprints. We eliminate the telephone-game miscommunications that plague traditional 100-person agencies.

02

Roadblock Prevention

Don't sit on your project

We draft the full system architecture map before deep implementation. We ensure your core database schema is built for scale. Your product can evolve, add multi-tenant features, or chain new modules together down the line without requiring a costly re-platforming rewrite.

03

Project Lifecycle Partners

Zero Bias

We are not tied to a "build-only" mentality. By mastering both greenfield and brownfield projects, we provide objective advice on when it makes sense to innovate, optimise your existing systems, or resolve technical debt, and implement new features. We ensure your software remains an asset, not a liability, at every stage of its lifecycle.

Testimonials

What our clients say

Witten/Herdecke University

Stefan Westermann

Chair holder Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University

“Transparent communication and rock-solid technical execution.”

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Managing Directors & Team, Verein für kontrollierte alternative Tierhaltungsformen e.V. - KAT -

“A trusted, highly competent partner delivering practical, user-focused solutions through close and motivated collaboration.”

Pflegehelden Franchise GmbH

Nina Halbig

Head of Product, Pflegehelden Franchise GmbH

“The contribution to the further development of our web platform has had a positive impact on code quality and stability.”

Bauhandel24

Eduard Heidt

Owner, Bauhandel24

“Laramate understood my vision and helped us realise it perfectly!”

Megabricks

Thomas Hamels

Head of Trade, Megabricks

“Laramate is a team of professionals! Pleasant communication and the end product is exactly as discussed.”

Pparking SA

Founder, Pparking SA

“Chris and his team work with precision and pay attention to every detail!”

Safetyworx365

Stephan Kok

Founder, Safetyworx365

“Laramate developed perfectly tailored training and administration software for me. The result: optimised processes, intuitive operation and professional collaboration. Thank you very much!”

Reduce technical debt

Legacy software is stress to your team

  • Project takeover & ongoing development of existing Laravel systems
  • Code audits and security assessments
  • Support contracts with guaranteed response times
  • Reclaim code base velocity
  • A team always ahead of industry trends

Your contact person

Chris Wolf, CEO Laramate GmbH
Chris Wolf
Managing Director, Senior PHP Developer

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How We Can Support Your Project

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Build Custom Software

We build SaaS platforms, B2B client portals, internal operations tools, and centralised dashboards designed to eliminate fragile Excel spreadsheets.

Need Al without sending data to OpenAl?

We run on locally hosted models.

Scale Existing Solutions

Scale Existing Solutions

We extend and modernise your existing database, reinforce missing data layers, strengthen your backend infrastructure, plus smart integrations, convert files and sync themes via GitHub, with zero manual uploads or downloads.

Modernise Legacy System

Modernise Legacy System

We migrate codebases 10+ years old with zero data loss, take over existing systems under our codebase policy, and offer long-term retainers with full code transfer, development, and support.

FAQ

Questions remaining?

Yes. We offer both maintenance packages and ongoing support to keep your software up to date and fully functional, always on terms tailored to your project. Find out more here.

Even smaller projects and content-only websites need regular updates. Once initial development is complete, we recommend transitioning to a maintenance contract. We handle monthly software updates and functional checks — an investment in the security and reliability of your project.

No. We are happy to assist with selecting and setting up the right server or system architecture. We recommend Hetzner as an infrastructure provider (we have no affiliation with Hetzner).

Your advantage: there is no vendor lock-in. You sign the contract directly with Hetzner (or any other provider) and we handle the administration and management.

If development effort in a given month exceeds the agreed-upon hours, the additional time is billed at our standard agency hourly rate.

If there is little or no need for development in a particular month, up to 50% of the unused hours roll over to the following month. Accumulation of hours across multiple months is not possible.

Yes, this is one of our core competencies. Using a bespoke Laravel backend, we securely connect your software to third-party systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, HubSpot, or custom databases.

Before implementation, we thoroughly analyse how best to integrate with your existing systems. Our automation solutions are also designed to fit seamlessly into your current infrastructure.

Yes. We integrate Filament into existing projects as well. Whether you need an admin dashboard, process automation, or extended functionality — retrofitting is straightforward and hassle-free.

Yes. Alongside development, we also offer long-term support, regular updates, and assistance with the ongoing evolution of your applications.

No!

Our engagement model prioritizes client autonomy.  We deliberately avoid creating vendor lock-in through proprietary dependencies or opaque implementations.

Yes, of course. We’ll guide you through the entire review process for the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and ensure that all technical guidelines and data protection requirements are met, so that your app can be published without a hitch.

We primarily use React Native and Expo to build a shared codebase for iOS, Android, and macOS. This saves time and cost without compromising on performance or user experience. The result feels fully native to the end user.

If your app requires complex server-side logic, we connect a Laravel backend via API. Laravel is our speciality and enables secure, scalable backends for your application.

We believe in transparent communication and use tools like Slack, Trello, or Jira to track project progress and provide regular updates. For longer-running projects, we also hold regular check-in meetings to ensure we stay aligned.