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https://github.com/firevel/firevel

100% serverless Laravel Framework
https://github.com/firevel/firevel

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## About Firevel



Firevel is a modified, serverless version of [Laravel 10](https://laravel.com/) designed to work inside Google App Engine PHP 8.2 standard environment, together with [Google Firestore](https://cloud.google.com/firestore/) as database and cache.



In addition to standard [Laravel Framework](https://laravel.com/) benefits it offers:



- Simple, serverless setup.

- Downscaling to zero.

- Micro-service friendly design.

- [Free tier eligibility](https://cloud.google.com/free/).

- Capacity to deal with high loads.



## Requirements



- [Laravel Server Requirements](https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/installation#server-requirements)

- [gRPC extension](https://cloud.google.com/php/grpc)

- [gcloud command-line tool](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstarts)



## Before you start



- Make sure you `gcloud` is initialized using `gcloud init` command.

- Make sure you created project at [Google Cloud Platform Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/project) and set it on your console using `gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID`.

- Login to [Google Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/) find [Firesore section](https://console.cloud.google.com/firestore) and make sure that your project is running on [Native mode](`https://cloud.google.com/datastore/docs/firestore-or-datastore`). If your project is already using Datastore mode you might need to create a new project.



## Installation



1) Create a project in the [Google Cloud Platform Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/project)



2) [Install](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstarts) and initialize (`gcloud init`) [gcloud command-line tool](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud)



3) Create firevel project with `composer create-project firevel/firevel`



4) Generate your `app.yaml` file using `php artisan firevel:generate app.yaml`



4) Deploy project with `gcloud beta app deploy`



Firevel does not require any credentials while running inside App Engine. If you like to run it locally you will also need to set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and `GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS` .env variables. You might also need to enable App Engine Admin API.



## Local Development with Docker and Buildpacks



### Building the Image



To replicate the production environment for local development, you can utilize Buildpacks. Use the [pack](https://buildpacks.io/docs/tools/pack/) command with specific environment variables:



```bash

pack build your_image_name --env=GOOGLE_COMPOSER_ARGS=--dev --builder=gcr.io/buildpacks/builder:v1

```



Once the image is built, it can be integrated with Docker, typically through a `docker-compose.yaml` file.



### Configuration



You can configure PHP extensions for development mode using the `php.local.ini` file. This allows for customized behavior during local development.



### Accessing the Container Environment



To execute PHP commands within the container, use the `/cnb/lifecycle/launcher`. For instance:



```bash

/cnb/lifecycle/launcher php route:list

```



For those looking to utilize Composer within the container, it comes pre-installed. Access it with:



```bash

/cnb/lifecycle/launcher php vendor/bin/composer

```



### Laravel Tinker



To run Laravel Tinker, execute the following command:



```bash

/cnb/lifecycle/launcher php artisan tinker

```



For MacBook users, ensure the `TERM` variable is set correctly. As an example:



```bash

docker exec -e TERM=$TERM -it your_container_name /cnb/lifecycle/launcher php artisan tinker

```



## Differences between [Laravel](https://laravel.com) and Firevel.



Firevel is a Laravel 10 after small updates and packages installation:

- [Firestore Session driver](https://github.com/firevel/firestore-session-driver)

- [Firestore Cache driver](https://github.com/firevel/firestore-cache-driver)

- [Laravel Firestore wrapper](https://github.com/firevel/firestore)



## Usage



You can use Firevel in the same way you use Laravel. Be aware of [Firebase limits](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/quotas) and [Google App Engine limits](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/php7/runtime).



### File Storage

By default Firevel running inside App Engine is using [Google Cloud Storage file system](https://github.com/Superbalist/laravel-google-cloud-storage), and  `{GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT}.appspot.com/services/{GAE_SERVICE}/storage/` path.



### Logging



If you are using `app.yaml` generated by `firevel:generate app` your logs going to be stored in Stackdriver.



### Artisan



To run artisan commands inside serverless containers, install https://github.com/firevel/artisan.



### Workers



If you are going to use serverless workers, install https://github.com/firevel/cloud-tasks-queue-driver.



## Roadmap

- CI generator as separate package.

- Improved MySQL handling (socket connections + passwordless authentication).



## More

- [Serverless PHP on App Engine + Cloud Firestore with Firevel](https://medium.com/firebase-developers/serverless-php-on-app-engine-firestore-c22a119dc608)

- [App Engine documentation](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/php7/)

- [How Requests are Routed](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/php7/how-requests-are-routed)

- [Get to know Cloud Firestore](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_hR4K4auoQ&list=PLl-K7zZEsYLluG5MCVEzXAQ7ACZBCuZgZ)



## Credits

- [Taylor Otwell](https://medium.com/@taylorotwell) - for building Laravel.

- [SpringboardVR](https://springboardvr.com/) - for allowing this project to happen by providing initial production case.

- [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/) - for building great products.