Prerequisite You should have a Glimpse account configured to use GitHub and Laravel Forge, and connected your repository.

Glimpse automatically deploys your pull requests to your Forge server. This allows you to preview your changes before merging them into your main branch. When a pull request is created or updated, you should see the following comment in the pull request:

When a pull request is opened, Glimpse handles the following:

  1. Install Git Repository: It installs the Git repository on the newly created site.

  2. Update Deployment Script: If the repository has a custom deployment script, Glimpse updates the deployment script on the site.

  3. Update Environment Variables: Glimpse updates the environment variables on the site with the values specified in the repository configuration.

  4. Enable SSL: If the repository uses HTTPS, Glimpse obtains a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate for the site.

  5. Enable Security Rule: If the repository has a security rule configured, Glimpse enables the security rule on the site.

  6. Deploy Site: Glimpse deploys the site on Forge.

  7. Generate App Key: It generates a new application key for the site.

  8. Enable Quick Deploy: Glimpse enables quick deploy for the site, allowing future deployments to be triggered automatically.

  9. Enable Horizon and Pulse: If the repository has Horizon or Pulse enabled, Glimpse sets up the necessary daemons on the site.

Unlimited repositories available under the Tea Plan

You should see the following if the deploy successfully went through:

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Troubleshooting

Here’s how to solve some common problems when working with Glimpse.

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