---
title: "How to deploy a Laravel app"
description: "Deploy a Laravel app to Ample with your coding agent, the CLI or MCP, using build and start commands verified on September 20, 2026."
canonical_url: "https://ample.computer/guides/laravel"
last_updated: "2026-09-20"
author: "Ample Computer"
---

# How to deploy a Laravel app

Deploy a Laravel app to Ample with your coding agent, the CLI or MCP, using build and start commands verified on September 20, 2026.

## 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. **Ask your coding agent.** Install the Ample CLI and create an account, then ask your agent: "Deploy this Laravel app to Ample".

   ```sh
   curl -fsSL https://get.ample.computer/install.sh | sh
   ample auth signup
   ```

2. **Or deploy from the CLI.** It waits until the app is live or failed and prints the URL.

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

3. **Or use MCP.** Call `ample_deploy` on `https://api.ample.computer/mcp` (or `ample mcp` over stdio).
4. **Verify.** On failure read `ample logs <deployment_id> --kind build`, fix the cause and deploy again.

## Tested configuration

| | |
|---|---|
| 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 (2026-09-20): 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.

## 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](https://ample.computer/migrate/aws-ec2-app/laravel)
- [How to move a Laravel app from DigitalOcean Droplet to Ample](https://ample.computer/migrate/digitalocean-droplet-app/laravel)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Fly.io to Ample](https://ample.computer/migrate/fly-io-app/laravel)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Heroku to Ample](https://ample.computer/migrate/heroku-app/laravel)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Netlify to Ample](https://ample.computer/migrate/netlify-web-app/laravel)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Railway to Ample](https://ample.computer/migrate/railway-app/laravel)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Render web service to Ample](https://ample.computer/migrate/render-web-service/laravel)
- [How to move a Laravel app from Vercel to Ample](https://ample.computer/migrate/vercel-app/laravel)

## 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](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/database-connection).

### 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](https://ample.computer/pricing).

### 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](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/deployment-diagnostics).

## More for Laravel

- [How to serve Laravel public assets through a CDN on Ample](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/cdn-assets): Cdn assets for a Laravel app on Ample
- [How to set environment variables and secrets for a Laravel app on Ample](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/configuration-secrets): Configuration and secrets for a Laravel app on Ample
- [How to connect a Laravel app to Postgres on Ample](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/database-connection): Database connection for a Laravel app on Ample
- [How to use S3-compatible storage from a Laravel app on Ample](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/object-client): Object storage client for a Laravel app on Ample
- [How to serve private files from a Laravel app on Ample](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/private-file-access): Private file access for a Laravel app on Ample
- [How to run database migrations for a Laravel app on Ample](https://ample.computer/guides/laravel/schema-changes): Schema changes for a Laravel app on Ample