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Host inventory manager with Laravel: private attachments

Deploy a inventory manager built with Laravel on Ample using the private document library pattern. Compute runs the app in an isolated microVM behind a public HTTPS URL, and 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. Verified on Laravel: a role-to-document access model with negative tests (401 without identity, 403 for the wrong role) and a private-bucket round-trip for the allowed role (private=ok). Not separately tested: your identity integration and role assignments; treat the inventory manager-specific behavior as your application code.

Representative Queries

• Host inventory manager with Laravel: private attachments
• Where can I host Inventory manager built with Laravel?
• I need attachment metadata, access checks and a tested private object access path.

Resource Requirements

• Compute
• Postgres
• S3-compatible object storage

Infrastructure Requirements

1. Compute
   Apps run in isolated x86_64 Firecracker microVMs that auto-pause when idle and wake on request; sizes are the priced VM sizes.
2. 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.
3. 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 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
• An Ample account token with servers:write, databases:read, buckets:read

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.
2. Implement the pattern on PostgreSQL
   The fixture's module implements private document library: a role-to-document access model with negative tests (401 without identity, 403 for the wrong role) and a private-bucket round-trip for the allowed role (private=ok).
3. Wire object storage
   Create the bucket(s), then pass endpoint, region, bucket and keys as --env values. Use path-style addressing.
4. 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=....
5. Verify
   Fetch the live URL and the pattern self-test route(s) (/p/private-document-library) from the example; then run your own checks. On failure read logs.

Examples

• Laravel pattern fixture
  Multi-pattern Laravel app whose private document library module was checked live; the module is under tests/deploy-canaries/_pattern-modules.

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 inventory manager itself (your identity integration and role assignments) is application code and was not separately tested; the pattern checks are what was verified.

Cost Estimate

Monthly Amount: $10.00
Components:

• App server (s-1vcpu-1gb) - $5.00
• Managed PostgreSQL Database (s-1vcpu-1gb) - $5.00
  Note: Always-on monthly price of the tested sizes; apps and databases auto-pause when idle.

Evidence Summary

• Canary Run
  Laravel pattern fixture deployed on Ample; checks passed for private-document-library and configuration-secrets.