Deploying Laravel Applications

Deploying Laravel Applications

This guide walks you through complete Laravel deployment on CloudWeb hosting.

Prerequisites

• SSH access to hosting (SSH guide)
• GitHub repository with Laravel application
• MySQL database (enabled in panel)

Step 1: Connect via SSH

ssh [email protected] -p PORT

Step 2: Generate GitHub Deploy Key

github_key

Add the displayed key to GitHub repository (Settings → Deploy keys).

Step 3: Clone the Repository

cd /var/www/html
git clone [email protected]:your-account/your-project.git .

Step 4: Install PHP Dependencies

composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-dev

Step 5: Install JavaScript Dependencies and Build Frontend

npm install
npm run build

Step 6: Configure .env

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

Edit these values:

APP_ENV=production
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_URL=https://your-domain.com

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database
DB_USERNAME=your_user
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

Step 7: Generate Application Key

php artisan key:generate

Step 8: Run Migrations

php artisan migrate --force

Step 9: Create Storage Symlink

php artisan storage:link

Step 10: Optimize for Production

php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan view:cache

Step 11: Fix Permissions

fix_permissions

Updating the Application

For subsequent deployments:

cd /var/www/html
git pull origin main
composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-dev
npm install && npm run build
php artisan migrate --force
php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan view:cache
fix_storage