January 1, 2025
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Laravel Vapor made deploying PHP apps serverless on AWS easy — but what if you're on Google Cloud? Right now, Laravel developers using GCP are left managing Dockerfiles, queues, and schedulers on their own. In this article, we’ll explore the gap between Vapor and Cloud Run — and why LaraRun might be the bridge you’ve been waiting for.
If you're building Laravel apps and thinking about going serverless, you've probably heard of Laravel Vapor. It's a powerful platform that makes deploying to AWS almost effortless.
But what if you prefer Google Cloud — for performance, simplicity, or generous startup credits?
Unfortunately, Laravel doesn’t yet offer an official “Vapor for GCP.” And that leaves developers with a tough choice:
Stick with a host that fits Laravel... or a cloud that fits your business.
What if you didn’t have to choose?
Serverless Is the Future — But Not Just on AWS
Laravel Vapor changed the game by making AWS serverless (Lambda, RDS, SQS, etc.) accessible to PHP developers. But it's tightly tied to the AWS ecosystem — and that creates friction for teams already invested in Google Cloud.
GCP offers powerful alternatives:
✅ Cloud Run for scalable, container-based deployment
✅ Cloud SQL for managed databases
✅ Pub/Sub for queueing
✅ Cloud Scheduler for cron jobs
But Laravel devs still have to configure it all manually — and that’s the problem.
The Missing Piece: A GCP-Native Laravel Platform
Right now, if you want to deploy Laravel to Google Cloud, you're left doing things like:
Writing Dockerfiles
Managing queues and cron via custom scripts
Dealing with IAM roles, Cloud Build YAMLs, and
gcloudCLIStitching together logs, secrets, and scaling policies
It’s powerful… but painful.
LaraRun: Inspired by Vapor, Built for Google Cloud
That’s why we’re building LaraRun — a platform inspired by Laravel Vapor, but designed for Google Cloud.
With LaraRun, you’ll be able to:
Deploy Laravel apps to Cloud Run with zero config
Automate queue workers and scheduled tasks
Manage secrets securely
Use Git-based CI/CD with minimal setup
Enjoy GCP scalability without DevOps overhead
Choose GCP Without Sacrificing Developer Experience
Whether you're using GCP for its pricing, reliability, or compliance, LaraRun lets you keep Laravel and Google Cloud — without compromise.
You shouldn't have to rebuild what Vapor already solved — just because you're on GCP.
Join the Waitlist
We’re building LaraRun to make Laravel + GCP the easiest combo in your toolbox.
Join the waitlist to be the first to deploy smarter — and help shape the product.