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github-actions July 12th, 2026

Cache Composer and NPM in GitHub Actions to Speed Up Laravel CI

Cache Composer's download directory and the npm cache in GitHub Actions, keyed on your lockfiles, so composer install and the asset build finish in seconds.

7 min read →
pest June 7th, 2026

GitHub Actions + Pest Sharding — Cut Laravel CI from 12 Minutes to 3

Split your Pest suite across four GitHub Actions matrix jobs, balance them by real execution time, and gate merges on a single status check.

8 min read →
devops April 22nd, 2026

GitHub Actions Matrix Testing for Laravel: PHP × Database Combos

Stop testing against one PHP version and one database. Here's the copy-paste GitHub Actions matrix workflow that covers PHP 8.2–8.4 against MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite in one go.

6 min read →
docker March 29th, 2026

Optimising Laravel Docker images with multi-stage builds

A single-stage Dockerfile for Laravel ends up with 800 MB+ images full of build tools you don't need in production. Multi-stage builds fix that: here's how.

7 min read →
laravel March 21st, 2026

Zero-Downtime Laravel Deployments with GitHub Actions and Forge

Stop manually triggering Forge deploys. Here's how to wire GitHub Actions to Forge's deploy webhook so every push to main ships automatically: without downtime.

6 min read →
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