In this guide, you’ll learn how to take a Laravel app and deploy it to Google Cloud Run quickly using Docker and the gcloud CLI. We cover containerizing your app, deploying it, setting environment variables, and optional steps like scheduling cron jobs and handling queues. If you want to skip the DevOps headache and get straight to scaling Laravel on GCP, this is the fastest way to start.

Deploying a Laravel app to Google Cloud sounds like a great idea — until you actually try it. Between Cloud Run, environment variables, queues, and crons, things get complicated fast. In this post, I’ll share why Laravel deployment on GCP is harder than it should be — and how LaraRun is fixing that.

Deploying Laravel to Google Cloud isn’t as straightforward as spinning up a shared host — but it’s powerful when done right. Whether you're trying to understand Cloud Run, configure a CI/CD pipeline, or manage secrets the right way, having the right guides can save you hours of trial and error. Here are 5 high-quality resources to help you deploy Laravel apps on GCP like a pro.