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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
We’re excited to sponsor the very first Wire:Live in Buffalo, New York. Ghostable is looking forward to meeting the community, answering questions, and celebrating Livewire 4 together.
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Friday, October 3, 2025
Product Updates

Ghostable Expands Deployment Support: Vapor, Forge, and Encrypted Envs

Ghostable now supports advanced deployment commands for Laravel Forge and Vapor, including automatic encryption and AWS Secrets Manager support.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Best Practices

Laravel APP_KEY Rotation Playbooks for Real-World Scenarios

Everything you need to know about Laravel APP_KEY rotation—when to do it, why it matters, and how to avoid downtime.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Best Practices

Rotating Your Laravel APP_KEY Without Breaking Everything

Learn how to rotate your Laravel APP_KEY safely. Covers manual rotation, key rings with old keys, side effects, and when to drop old keys.

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Best Practices

How to Share .env Files Safely with Agencies & Clients (Without Risking Secrets)

Learn the safest ways to share .env files with freelancers, agencies, and clients. Avoid email/Slack leaks, prevent drift, and keep your Laravel environments secure with versioning, validation, and audit trails.

Monday, September 1, 2025
Best Practices

Understanding Laravel .env Files: Hidden Tricks, Tips & Best Practices

If you’ve worked with Laravel, you’re surely familiar with the humble .env file. It’s that simple text file where you keep configuration secrets and environment-specific settings.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Best Practices

Variable Expansion in Laravel .env (a few powerful patterns)

Laravel’s .env files can do more than just hold static values. With variable expansion, you can reference one environment variable inside another—making your configuration cleaner, more consistent, and easier to manage across environments.

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Events

Laracon US 2025: Quick Notes from Denver

July 29–30, 2025 — Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO. Great venue, awesome energy, plenty of familiar faces, and lots of new ones.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Security

What the Laravel APP_KEY Leak Means for Your App Security

In July 2025, researchers uncovered a critical issue that hit close to home for Laravel developers: thousands of Laravel APP_KEYs had been leaked into public repositories.

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