About Laravel Forge
Laravel Forge is a server management service for deploying PHP and other web apps. It creates servers with the common stack already installed, then manages deploys and SSL for them.
What it does
Forge installs Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Postgres, Redis and related tools on a server at your chosen cloud provider. It handles zero-downtime deployments from Git and issues SSL certificates automatically. The site says it supports vanilla PHP, Nuxt, Next.js, WordPress and Statamic apps.
Key features
- Provision servers on your cloud provider
- Install Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Postgres and Redis
- Zero-downtime deployments from Git
- Automated SSL certificates
- Root access to every server you create
Who it's for
Forge suits developers who use Laravel and want to manage their own servers without learning every setup step. It also fits web teams that run staging and production sites on several servers.
Pricing and good to know
The site has a pricing page and a documentation section. It also mentions Laravel VPS, which offers instant provisioning. The site says you keep root access to every server, so you stay in control of the machine.
Highlights
- Provision servers on your cloud provider
- Install Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Postgres and Redis
- Zero-downtime deployments from Git
- Automated SSL certificates
- Root access to every server you create
