Laravel Horizon

Laravel Horizon is a dashboard and queue monitoring tool for Laravel applications. It provides real-time insights into job processing, queue performance, and failed jobs, making it easier to manage and optimize Laravel queues.

Origin

Horizon was introduced by the Laravel team to provide a visual interface for monitoring and managing queues powered by Redis.

Why is Laravel Horizon Used?

1. Real-Time Monitoring: Tracks job progress and performance metrics in real-time.
2. Simplifies Queue Management: Provides a visual interface for queue configurations and worker management.
3. Enhances Debugging: Offers detailed insights into failed jobs and their errors.

Best Practices

1. Secure the Dashboard: Protect access to Horizon using middleware or authentication.
2. Optimize Worker Settings: Configure workers to balance performance and resource usage.
3. Monitor Queue Health: Regularly review Horizon metrics for bottlenecks or failures.

Example in Action

Install Horizon:

composer require laravel/horizon
php artisan horizon:install
php artisan migrate

Start Horizon:

php artisan horizon

Access the dashboard at /horizon to monitor queues and job statuses. Horizon provides valuable insights for maintaining efficient and reliable job processing.