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Host documentation site with Laravel: object-stored public media

Summary

Deploy a documentation site built with Laravel on Ample using the public media library pattern. Compute runs the app in an isolated microVM behind a public HTTPS URL, a managed PostgreSQL 16 database is auto-provisioned and injected as DATABASE_URL, a private S3-compatible bucket holds objects with credentials delivered as encrypted environment variables, and a published bucket serves public assets from the CDN host. Verified on Laravel: an object written to a published bucket with an immutable Cache-Control header, a mapping row, and the CDN URL serving it publicly. Not separately tested: your media processing, object layout and cache policy; treat the documentation site-specific behavior as your application code.

Representative Queries

• Host documentation site with Laravel: object-stored public media
• Where can I host Documentation site built with Laravel?
• I need an object layout, public asset URL policy and CDN delivery configuration.

Prerequisites

• A Laravel project that builds and starts with the documented commands (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 at runtime (auto-provisioned when omitted, or supplied with --env)
• A bucket from ample bucket create with its credentials passed as encrypted S3_* environment variables and a second, published bucket for public assets (CDN_*)
• An Ample account token with servers:write, databases:read, buckets:read

Tested Configuration

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

Workflow Steps

1. Build and start
   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. The server must bind 0.0.0.0 on PORT.
2. Implement the pattern on PostgreSQL
   The fixture's module implements public media library: an object written to a published bucket with an immutable Cache-Control header, a mapping row, and the CDN URL serving it publicly. Copy the approach into your schema; keep migrations idempotent and run them with --release-command.
3. Wire object storage
   Create the bucket(s), then pass endpoint, region, bucket and keys as --env values. Use path-style addressing. Keep private data in an unpublished bucket. Publish only the bucket that serves public assets and reference its CDN URL.
4. Deploy
   Run the synchronous deploy once and read the result (exit 0 live, 1 failed, 2 blocked). 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=... --env CDN_PUBLIC_URL=...
5. Verify
   Fetch the live URL and the pattern self-test route(s) (/p/public-media-library) from the example; then run your own checks. On failure read ample logs --kind build then --kind runtime.
   Command: ample logs --kind build

Success Checks

• App responds on its public URL
  • Kind: http_get
  • Path: /
  • Expect: ample canary laravel patterns
• Public-media-library self-test
  • Kind: http_get
  • Path: /p/public-media-library
  • Expect: a CDN URL whose content is served publicly

Limitations

• Verified on the php-8.5 template at s-1vcpu-1gb with the example fixture; other sizes, templates and Laravel major versions are not verified.
• The documentation site itself (your media processing, object layout and cache policy) is application code and was not separately tested; the pattern checks are what was verified.
• Region, compliance attestations and request-duration limits are unknown and not claimed.
• Apps auto-pause when idle and wake on the next request; always-on is an operator setting, not a plan feature.

Cost Estimate

• Currency: USD
• Monthly Amount: 10.0
• 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

• Canary Run:
  Summary: Laravel pattern fixture deployed on Ample...
  Observed At: 2026-09-20T20:36:21Z

Next Actions

• Browse the catalog index
  • Operation ID: catalog_index
  • Method: GET
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog
• Search published recipes by intent, stack and constraints
  • Operation ID: search_recipes
  • Method: POST
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog/search
• Prepare a side-effect-free deployment plan for an authorized project
  • Operation ID: plan_deployment
  • Method: POST
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog/plan