Nonprofits: asset library using Laravel

Summary

A asset library blueprint for nonprofits built with Laravel on Ample. Domain schema: course_groups (program, cohort, start_at, end_at): programs and cohorts; memberships (course_group_id, participant_reference, role): participants, volunteers and staff; sessions (course_group_id, starts_at, title, location): program sessions and events; materials (course_group_id, title, object_key, visibility): program materials; uploads (id, owner_reference, object_key, content_type, size, uploaded_at): validated uploads linked to their owner. Public information: mission and programs, events, donation entry point. Kept out of scope until handling is reviewed: beneficiary identity and case notes, donor records. Beneficiary and donor data are sensitive; donations are handled by your payment provider and are not modeled here. 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).

Infrastructure requirements

• Compute: verified (Apps run in isolated x86_64 Firecracker microVMs that auto-pause when idle and wake on request; sizes are the priced VM sizes.)
• Postgres: verified (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: verified (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 nonprofits data classes may be handled at all; this blueprint models public information only

Exact 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

Steps

1. Model the nonprofits domain. Create the tables course_groups, memberships, sessions, materials, uploads. Programs and cohorts live in course_groups; keep the sensitive classes (beneficiary identity and case notes, donor records) out of this schema.

2. Workflow step 1. Model assets linked to their owning group or workspace.

3. Workflow step 2. Validate uploads and store them in the private bucket; link each object to its row.

4. Workflow step 3. Authorize downloads by membership.

5. Workflow step 4. Deploy and verify rejection of disallowed files and a linked upload.

6. Deploy. Run the synchronous deploy once and read the result. Re-running with no change is a no-op.

   ample deploy . --name <app-name> --public --env S3_ENDPOINT=... --env S3_REGION=... --env S3_BUCKET=... --env S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=... --env S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...
   

7. Verify. Run the pattern self-test(s) from the example (/p/browser-file-uploads) and your own acceptance checks for the nonprofits workflow.

   ample logs <deployment_id> --kind build
   

Tested examples

• Laravel pattern fixture (tests/deploy-canaries/laravel-patterns): Verified browser file uploads basis for this blueprint.

Success checks

• app responds on its public URL (/ on the live URL, expect ample canary laravel patterns).
• browser-file-uploads self-test from the example (/p/browser-file-uploads on the live URL, expect to see the pattern fixture checks).

Limitations

• The technical basis (browser file uploads on Laravel) was verified with the pattern fixture; the nonprofits 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. Beneficiary and donor data are sensitive; donations are handled by your payment provider and are not modeled here.
• 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 verified.