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Course creators: asset library using Laravel

Summary

A asset library blueprint for course creators built with Laravel on Ample. Domain schema:

course_groups (name, start_at, end_at, capacity): cohorts as course groups;
memberships (course_group_id, member_email, role, joined_at): learner and instructor membership;
sessions (course_group_id, starts_at, title, recording_object_key): session events and recordings;
materials (course_group_id, title, object_key, visibility): teaching materials;
uploads (id, owner_reference, object_key, content_type, size, uploaded_at): validated uploads linked to their owner.

Public information: course catalog and syllabus, instructor profile, schedule. Kept out of scope until handling is reviewed: learner progress and grades, recordings showing learners, payment status. Recordings and progress data are personal data; materials are authorized per course group.

Technical basis verified on Laravel: content-type and size validation that rejects disallowed files, an object written to a private bucket and a row linking the record to the object key (reject=ok upload=ok linked=ok).

Representative Queries

Course creators: asset library using Laravel
Where can I host Course creators: Asset library built with Laravel?
I need a genuinely specialized asset library workflow covering course structure, member entitlements and downloadable materials.

Resource Requirements

Primitive Compute
Postgres
S3-compatible object storage

Infrastructure Requirements

Compute: Apps run in isolated x86_64 Firecracker microVMs that auto-pause when idle and wake on request; sizes are the priced VM sizes.
Postgres: Managed PostgreSQL 16 runs in its own microVM and is auto-provisioned when an app needs a database and no DATABASE_URL is supplied.
S3-compatible object storage: Buckets are S3-compatible with issued credentials; PutObject and GetObject are verified by canary. Other S3 operations are not verified.

Prerequisites

A Laravel project (composer install --no-dev from composer.lock, then FrankenPHP serving public/ (php-server with the index.php fallback) reading PORT on the php-8.5 template)
A PostgreSQL driver reading DATABASE_URL (auto-provisioned when omitted)
Bucket credentials from ample bucket create passed as encrypted S3_* environment variables
A review of which course creators data classes may be handled at all; this blueprint models public information only

Tested Configuration

Template: php-8.5
Runtime: php
Size: s-1vcpu-1gb
Install: composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-progress --optimize-autoloader
Start: frankenphp php-server --listen :$PORT --root public

Workflow Steps

Model the course creators domain: Create the tables course_groups, memberships, sessions, materials, uploads. Cohorts as course groups live in course_groups; keep the sensitive classes (learner progress and grades, recordings showing learners, payment status) out of this schema.
Workflow step 1: Model assets linked to their owning group or workspace.
Workflow step 2: Validate uploads and store them in the private bucket; link each object to its row.
Workflow step 3: Authorize downloads by membership.
Workflow step 4: Deploy and verify rejection of disallowed files and linked upload.
Deploy: Run the synchronous deploy once and read the result. Re-running with no change is a no-op.
- Command: ample deploy . --name --public --env S3_ENDPOINT=... --env S3_REGION=... --env S3_BUCKET=... --env S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=... --env S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...
Verify: Run the pattern self-test(s) from the example (/p/browser-file-uploads) and your own acceptance checks for the course creators workflow.
- Command: ample logs --kind build

Success Checks

App responds on its public URL: Expect ample canary laravel patterns
Browser-file-uploads self-test from the example: Expect to see the pattern fixture checks.

Limitations

The technical basis (browser file uploads on Laravel) was verified with the pattern fixture; the course creators schema and workflow are an original design for this blueprint and were not executed as a separate application.
No health, financial, privacy or other compliance claim is made. Recordings and progress data are personal data; materials are authorized per course group.
Public content and synthetic examples only until actual data-handling requirements have been reviewed.
Verified on the php-8.5 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; region, request-duration limits and other sizes are unknown or unverified.
Managed PostgreSQL 16 only; extensions, connection limits and backup or restore procedures are not verified.
PutObject and GetObject with path-style addressing are verified; other S3 operations and CDN cache rules are not.

Cost Estimate

Currency: USD Monthly Amount: 10.0 Basis: size prices from pricing.toml (loaded by the API) at build revision 1ac5595375130d45290090e82ed0f554ccd45405-dirty Components:

App server, size: s-1vcpu-1gb, quantity: 1.0, monthly amount: 5.0
Managed PostgreSQL database, size: s-1vcpu-1gb, quantity: 1.0, monthly amount: 5.0 Note: Always-on monthly price of the tested sizes; apps and databases auto-pause when idle. Buckets are allocation-priced per quota and not included.

Evidence Summary

Kind: canary_run
Summary: Laravel pattern fixture deployed on Ample; the browser file uploads checks passed: content-type and size validation that rejects disallowed files, an object written to a private bucket and a row linking the record to the object key. The blueprint's Course creators schema and workflow below build on that verified basis and were not separately executed.
Observed At: 2026-09-20T20:36:21Z
Implementation Revision: 118ad1c6d7d23d4c2ce069254bab9ec9d37cd57b-dirty (CLI 118ad1c)
Expires At: 2027-03-19T20:36:21Z
Scope: checks /p/browser-file-uploads