README

This Static Assets package enables your Laravel app's static assets to be remotely compiled and hosted.

You'll no longer need to install Node.js onto your hosts just for asset compilation. Plus get all the benefits of remote management including faster compilation times, reduced resource utilization, CDN hosting and more.

To learn about what Static Assets can do for you and to set up your account, visit staticassets.app.

Requirements

• PHP >= 8.1
• Laravel >= 9.0

Features

• Use remotely generated and hosted Vite or Mix compiled files.
• Choose between storing updated Vite / Mix manifest file on disk or in cache.

Installation

composer require static-assets/laravel

You'll also need to install the Vite or Mix package for your Laravel app.

Instructions to install Vite package

Instructions to install Laravel Mix package

Configuration

The package can be configured using the following .env variables.

By default, none of the following variables are required. Default behaviours are defined below.

Enable / Disable the Package

STATIC_ASSETS=true

Default: true when APP_ENV is production, false otherwise.

Manifest Storage

We store the manifest compiled by Static Assets either on your default disk or in the cache.

Valid values are: disk or cache.

STATIC_ASSETS_STORAGE=disk

By default, the Static Assets compiled manifest will be stored on the default disk.

Manifest Cache Timeout (Cache only)

When storing the Static Assets manifest in the cache, you can specify the number of days the manifest should be cached for.

STATIC_ASSETS_CACHE_TIMEOUT=90

By default, the Static Assets compiled manifest will be cached for 30 days.

Specify Release

We reference static assets by their git hash. Here you're able to define a specific release to use.

It's expected that this is likely only useful when debugging or testing.

STATIC_ASSETS_RELEASE=0e5eb38d172ceed3735ecae5a02767c8c945b31c

By default, the latest git commit hash is used.

trim(exec('git --git-dir '.base_path('.git').' rev-parse HEAD'))

Manifest Custom Directory

Should your Vite/Mix manifest not be stored in their default locations (/public or /public/build), you can specify the directory here.

# This non-default example will look for the manifest file in the 
# /build directory of your project.

STATIC_ASSETS_DIRECTORY=build

By default, the package will look for the manifest file in the /public directory.

Publishing Configuration File

Whilst not required you can optionally also publish the configuration file using the following command:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=static-assets-config

Changelog

Please see the packages GitHub Releases page for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to this package. Please submit a Pull Request and we'll review.

Security Vulnerabilities

We take security seriously at Static Assets. Any security issues should be reported to security@staticassets.app.

Credits

Static Assets is a product of Init Development Studios. We're proud members of the Laravel community and sponsor our local Laravel conference Laracon AU.

• Benjamin Ayles
• Aaron Heath

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.