render.yaml

# render.yaml
# This blueprint defines a single web service for the Laravel application.
# It uses the Dockerfile in the repository root to build the image.

services:
  # A unique name for the web service
  - type: web
    name: laravel-app
    # Use 'docker' as the runtime environment
    runtime: docker
    # Path to the Dockerfile, relative to the repository root
    dockerfilePath: ./Dockerfile
    # Set environment variables.
    # It is strongly recommended to use Render's Secret Files for sensitive
    # data like APP_KEY and DB_PASSWORD in a real production environment.
    envVars:
      - key: APP_URL
        value: https://${RENDER_EXTERNAL_URL}
      - key: APP_ENV
        value: production
      - key: APP_DEBUG
        value: false
      - key: LOG_CHANNEL
        value: stderr
      - key: DB_CONNECTION
        value: pgsql
      # Example of syncing a database host from another Render service.
      # Replace 'your-db-name' with the name of your Render PostgreSQL service.
      - key: DB_HOST
        fromService:
          type: psql
          name: your-db-name # CHANGE THIS to your Render database name
          property: host
      - key: DB_PORT
        fromService:
          type: psql
          name: your-db-name # CHANGE THIS
          property: port
      - key: DB_DATABASE
        fromService:
          type: psql
          name: your-db-name # CHANGE THIS
          property: database
      - key: DB_USERNAME
        fromService:
          type: psql
          name: your-db-name # CHANGE THIS
          property: user
      - key: DB_PASSWORD
        fromService:
          type: psql
          name: your-db-name # CHANGE THIS
          property: password
      - key: APP_KEY
        generateValue: true # Render will generate a secure key
      - key: FILESYSTEM_DISK
        value: public
      - key: CACHE_DRIVER
        value: database
      - key: SESSION_DRIVER
        value: database
      - key: QUEUE_CONNECTION
        value: sync
    # Health check to ensure the service is running
    healthCheckPath: /
    # Auto-deploy on pushes to the main branch
    autoDeploy: true
    # Branch to deploy from
    branch: main
    # Persistent disk to preserve uploaded files across deployments (Important to prevent 404s after redeploy)
    disk:
      name: public-uploads
      mountPath: /var/www/html/storage/app/public
      sizeGB: 1