## The short version

To deploy a Laravel app on Ample, run `ample deploy . --name <app-name> --public` in the project directory, or ask your coding agent to deploy it to Ample. Ample builds it on the `php-8.5` template, runs the tested start command below and returns a public HTTPS URL.

## Deploy Laravel

1. 1

### Ask your coding agent

Install the Ample CLI and create an account (no browser or card needed), then ask Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any agent with a shell to deploy the project. See [Ample for coding agents](/content/agents/index.html).

```
curl -fsSL https://get.ample.computer/install.sh | sh
ample auth signup
# then, in your agent:
# "Deploy this Laravel app to Ample"
```

2. 2

### Or deploy from the CLI

Run the deploy once from the project directory. It waits until the app is live or failed and prints the URL; exit 0 is live, 1 failed, 2 needs input.

```
ample deploy . --name <app-name> --public
```

3. 3

### Or use MCP

Agents connected to the Ample MCP server (`https://api.ample.computer/mcp`, or `ample mcp` over stdio) call `ample_deploy` with the same arguments.

4. 4

### Verify

Open the URL. If the deploy failed, read the build log, then the runtime log, fix the cause and deploy again.

```
ample logs <deployment_id> --kind build
```

## What Ample runs

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

Verified on Laravel: the app built and started with the documented commands and answered on its public HTTPS URL. 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.

Last verification (September 20, 2026): Laravel pattern fixture deployed on Ample (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); for this guide: the app built and started with the documented commands and answered on its public HTTPS URL.

## Before you deploy

### You need

- 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)
- An Ample account token with servers:write

### Know the limits

- Verified on the php-8.5 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; other sizes and Laravel major versions are not verified.

## Move a Laravel app to Ample

- [How to move a Laravel app from AWS EC2 to Ample](/content/migrate/aws-ec2-app/laravel/index.html)
- [How to move a Laravel app from DigitalOcean Droplet to Ample](/content/migrate/digitalocean-droplet-app/laravel/index.html)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Fly.io to Ample](/content/migrate/fly-io-app/laravel/index.html)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Heroku to Ample](/content/migrate/heroku-app/laravel/index.html)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Netlify to Ample](/content/migrate/netlify-web-app/laravel/index.html)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Railway to Ample](/content/migrate/railway-app/laravel/index.html)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Render web service to Ample](/content/migrate/render-web-service/laravel/index.html)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Vercel to Ample](/content/migrate/vercel-app/laravel/index.html)

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I need a Dockerfile to deploy Laravel?

No. Ample detects Laravel from the repository and builds it from source on the `php-8.5` template. Dockerfile build steps are not run.

### How do I add a database to a Laravel app?

Leave DATABASE\_URL unset and deploy: when the code needs Postgres, MySQL, Redis or MongoDB, Ample creates a managed database and passes its connection string to the app. See [Connect Postgres for Laravel](/content/guides/laravel/database-connection/index.html).

### What does it cost to host a Laravel app on Ample?

The Free plan runs 2 apps at once with no card and a hard monthly budget, so it never bills you. Larger needs are priced on volume; see [pricing](/content/pricing/index.html).

### What if the deploy fails?

`ample deploy` waits until the app is live or failed. A failure returns who must act, a diagnosis and a suggested fix; read the logs with `ample logs <deployment_id> --kind build`. See [Diagnose deployment failures for Laravel](/content/guides/laravel/deployment-diagnostics/index.html).

## More for Laravel

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