Laravel on Zerops

Modern Laravel development demands infrastructure that doesn't get in your way. Zerops provides the foundation that lets you focus on building great apps, not wrestling with environment configuration or resource management.

Why Zerops for Laravel?

Zerops implements what we call "transparent infrastructure" - you get enterprise-grade capabilities with development-friendly ergonomics. This means:

• Full system access across all environments
• Granular resource control starting at 0.25GB RAM
• True environment parity from local to production
• Zero-downtime deployments by default

No artificial limitations, no framework-specific compromises - just solid infrastructure that lets Laravel do what it does best.

Tip

New Zerops accounts receive $15 in free credits for testing. After verifying your account with a $10 initial payment, you'll get an additional $50 in credits.

Quick Start

Choose a recipe that matches your needs and deploy with a single click. Each recipe sets up a complete environment with all necessary services preconfigured.

All recipes include:

• PHP 8.3 + Nginx
• PostgreSQL 16
• L3/L7 balancers
• Logging & metrics

Laravel Minimal

The most bare-bones examples of Laravel app including core services + PostgreSQL.

Laravel Jetstream

A full-stack setup including Redis, Object Storage, and Mailpit.

Filament

Admin panel optimized setup including Redis, Object Storage, and Mailpit.

Twill CMS

Content management focused setup including Redis, Object Storage, and Mailpit.

Core Features

Infrastructure and Security

Each project runs in its own isolated network with enterprise-level security features automatically configured.

What makes this special is how it combines security with simplicity - this infrastructure requires zero configuration from you – it's all handled automatically when you create your project.

Native Service Discovery

Services within your project communicate seamlessly using internal hostnames:

.env

DB_HOST=${db_hostname}
REDIS_HOST=${cache_hostname}

Environment variables are automatically injected and synchronized across all containers.

Intelligent Scaling

One of Zerops' most powerful features is its intelligent autoscaling system, which:

• Scales resources (CPU, RAM, Disk) up and down based on actual usage
• Maintains minimum required resources to optimize costs
• Handles both vertical and horizontal scaling automatically
• Manages disk space dynamically (a unique feature in the industry)

Through a simple configuration, you define resource boundaries while Zerops automatically handles the complex scaling decisions:

# Example scaling configuration
services:
  - hostname: app
    minContainers: 2
    maxContainers: 6
    cpu:
      min: 1
      max: 4
    ram:
      min: 0.25
      max: 4

Zero-Downtime Deployments

Deploy with confidence using our battle-tested pipeline:

zerops.yml

zerops:
  - setup: app
    build:
      base: php@8.3
      buildCommands:
        - composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
      deployFiles: ./
      cache: vendor
    run:
      base: php-nginx@8.3
      initCommands:
        - php artisan config:cache
        - php artisan route:cache
        - php artisan migrate --force --isolated

High Availability

Every service can run in HA mode with automatic failover.

services:
  - hostname: db
    type: postgresql@16
    mode: HA  # Automatic primary-replica setup

  - hostname: cache
    type: valkey@7.2
    mode: HA  # Redis cluster configuration

Setting up a production-grade HA database cluster typically requires deep DevOps expertise. Zerops automates this complexity, giving you an enterprise-grade setup with a single configuration flag:

• Database Cluster distributed across multiple physical servers
• Automatic failover and data replication
• Enhanced performance through load distribution
• Production-grade reliability out of the box

Development Workflow

Team Collaboration

Zerops enables seamless team development through:

• Declarative Infrastructure - version control your entire setup
• Identical Environments - every team member gets production-parity
• Automated Setup - new team members are productive in minutes
• Transparent Configuration - easily review and audit changes

Local Development

Connect to your production-grade databases without any local setup through Zerops' VPN. Start with

zcli vpn up

and select your project. Get your database credentials from the service's Access details in your project dashboard and update your local .env. See PostgreSQL example below:

DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
DB_HOST=db.zerops  # References the service's hostname
DB_PORT=5432
DB_DATABASE=db
DB_USERNAME=db
DB_PASSWORD=[password from Access details]

With this configuration, you can use any database tool - no local installation needed.

Deployment Options

Choose the workflow that fits your team:

1. GitHub/GitLab Integration

   • Automatic deployments on push/merge
   • Branch-specific environments
   • Build caching and artifacts

2. CLI-Driven Pipeline

   # Deploy from your terminal
   zcli push

3. Manual Triggers

   • Deploy specific versions
   • Roll back to previous states
   • Test deployment configurations

Next Steps

• Environment Variables
• Database Migrations
• Cache & Queue with Redis
• Schedule Jobs & CRON
• SMTP Configuration
• Logs

Resources

• Laravel Documentation
• Laravel Recipe Repository
• zCLI Documentation

Need help? Join our Discord community or check out our quickstart guide.