Question

Best way to start `php artisan queue:work` for a Laravel Digital Ocean App and keep it running?

Posted on July 30, 2023
DigitalOcean App Platform Laravel
Asked by whoacowboy

I am setting up a Laravel queue on my Digital Ocean App. Typically I have used supervisor but I have read it is problematic in this environment. This question says that using a Worker Component is the best way to do this, but I have no idea how to set one up.

I would need the worker to run the artisan command php artisan queue:work inside the main app’s primary directory and make sure it stays running after every rebuild after the app is ready.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Sri Charan Madhavapeddi

DigitalOcean Employee

• July 31, 2023

Hello,

App Platform does not have an services that handle explicit queues or background jobs.

However we have a bunch of options for implementing these to fit your needs:

Worker components can continuously monitor and work on jobs
Internal Services are services that are not exposed to the public internet but can expose internally to other services and operate like a worker
Functions can handle running tasks as long as 15 minutes and be trigger via http call

Sample code is available here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/laravel-app-platform-cron-job

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-setup-cron-job-in-app-platform-using-laravel

Hope this helps!

Cheers, Sri Charan