Review of our Meetup
Laravel Cloud & Laravel 12
If you weren't there live (or just want to watch it again): we recorded both topics and embedded them here (videos in German). There's also a short summary of the content below in English.
🚀 Laravel Cloud: Fully managed and pretty convenient
Laravel Cloud wants to take the hosting setup to the next level: away from self-managed servers - towards a platform where Laravel takes care of (almost) everything. During the live demo, it became clear that the promise of "less than 60 seconds to a live app" is not just a marketing gimmick - it works.
Highlights from our session:
Simple setup: Connect GitHub, select repo - and off you go!
Simple setup: Connect GitHub, select repo - and off you go!
Zero configuration: Databases, caches, storage, domains - everything can be configured directly in the platform with just a few clicks.
Zero configuration: Databases, caches, storage, domains - everything can be configured directly in the platform with just a few clicks.
Included out of the box: CDN, DDoS protection, auto-scaling, HTTPS, secrets management.
Included out of the box: CDN, DDoS protection, auto-scaling, HTTPS, secrets management.
Environments: Production, staging, testing - all separately deployable with their own URLs and even colour-coded.
Environments: Production, staging, testing - all separately deployable with their own URLs and even colour-coded.
Cost model: Sandbox is free, but limited. Production environments are subject to a charge - including usage-based billing.
Cost model: Sandbox is free, but limited. Production environments are subject to a charge - including usage-based billing.
What is still missing (so far):
- WebSocket support via Laravel Reverb.
- Granular rights and role system.
- Two-factor authentication.
Our conclusion: Laravel Cloud is already a real game changer for many projects - especially if you want to have as little to do with server maintenance as possible. A few features are still missing for more complex setups, but the pace of development is impressive.
🔧 Laravel 12: An update without headaches
Laravel 12 is more of a "polish release" than a radical change - and that's a good thing. It brings stability, gentle improvements and a few new tools without shaking up existing applications.
What's new?
- No breaking changes: If you are on Laravel 11, the upgrade path is extremely smooth.
- New starter kits: Now with React, Vue + Inertia or Livewire - and more choice in Livewire structure (component-based vs. blade-based).
- GitHub workflows out of the box: Linting with Pint & automatic tests directly at project start.
Our tip: If you are still using Laravel 9 or 10, you should plan your migration slowly - just because of the security fixes. Feel free to contact us if you need support!
Do you have feedback on the Meetup, questions on one of the topics or would you like to attend the next one? Get in touch with us - or join our Laravel Meetup group directly.
PHP-Teamlead
Yannick Kupferschmidt
Our team lead Yannick brings a breath of fresh air to our customer projects and supports the team with his solution-orientated way of working. In addition to his passion for clean code, Yannick is interested in football and enjoys travelling to gain new perspectives.
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