PHP

Creating installer commands for Laravel packages

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One of the joys of using packages in the Laravel ecosystem is how easy they are to install. Packages can be pulled in using Composer, and Laravel will automatically discover them.

In this post, you'll learn how to easily add an install command, making it even easier for package users to start using a package.

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Spawning workers based on queue workload

Earlier this week Jason McCreary deployed a feature which automatically spawns new worker servers for Shift based on the job queue workload. This reduced server costs by 97% and wait times by 80%. Read more

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