Glimpse automatically deploys GitHub pull requests to preview environments using Laravel Forge, enabling Laravel developers to quickly and easily see how changes will look and function before merging them into a main branch.
📣 Introducing Glimpse 📃
Automated GitHub PR Previews for Laravel Developers
Say goodbye to tedious manual deployments and hello to streamlined, automated previews! Glimpse is the ultimate tool for Laravel developers, allowing you to deploy GitHub pull requests to isolated preview environments with ease.
Here's what Glimpse offers:
✅ Automated PR deployments
✅ Seamless integration with Laravel Forge
✅ Real-time preview links for every PR
✅ Easy setup and configuration
✅ Detailed deployment logs
✅ Supports multiple environments
✅ Secure and isolated previews
✅ Comprehensive documentation
Glimpse empowers developers to focus on building great features while providing instant feedback with live previews. Whether you're working solo or with a team, Glimpse is designed to fit perfectly into your workflow.
Check out Glimpse and start automating your deployment process today:
- [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/OpenGlim...)
- [Docs](https://docs.glimpse.sh)
- [Website](https://glimpse.sh)
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Developers can now experience the ease of automated deployments without any hassle. Glimpse is here to make your development process smoother and more efficient.
> Transform your PR process with Glimpse and bring your deployments to the next level.
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@larry_barker great feature! Just wondering if all PR’s are automatically deployed as previews or if you could f.ex. use PR labels to enable/disable deployments?
My agency is an avid use of Glimpse, it has really helped my developers, QA and product folk do QA and confirm the code reviews are working correctly!
We actually found out about Glimpse because we were about to build this product ourselves!
Hey Larry,
How does Glimpse handle multiple concurrent PRs for larger teams?
Are there any plans to expand beyond Laravel to other frameworks in the future?
Congrats on the launch!
@kyrylosilin hey Krylo, thanks for your support and questions!
What do you mean by multiple concurrent PRs? Each PR gets deployed to its own environment/site. You can configure how these are set up and triggered within Glimpse.
As far as other frameworks, it’s hard to say at this point. There are plans to support other server and version control providers.
This is an awesome tool, @larry_barker! Glimpse seems like a game-changer for Laravel developers looking to streamline the PR process. Automated deployments will definitely save time and reduce headaches. Excited to see how it fits into my workflow! Upvoted!
Congrats on the launch of Glimpse, @larry_barker! This tool is a game changer for Laravel developers. Automated PR deployments will definitely save us so much time. Can't wait to try out the seamless integration with Laravel Forge. 🚀 Keep up the great work!
This looks fantastic, @larry_barker! Automating PR previews can truly change the game for Laravel developers. I’m curious about the setup process – is it really straightforward for teams with existing workflows? Also, how does Glimpse handle different environment configurations? Would love to know more about the security aspects for isolated previews! 🚀
@star_boat Thank you for your support! It will work with any workflows, including trunk based development, gitflow, etc. We use trunk based so we can merge directly to main/master since each PR is tested in isolation, which means we don't end up with a staging/develop branch with blockers.
When you connect your repo, you can configure your environment variables for that repo. As far as security goes, Glimpse doesn't store any of your code, so if you're already using Forge, whatever security practices you have in place with your servers there handle it.
Glimpse can also enable security rules for your sites so they're protected with basic HTTP auth.
Found it through a random GitHub discussion, not bad but I think the setup could be more intuitive, would be cool to see some kind of built-in tutorial for beginners, any plans for that?
Glimpse looks like a game changer for Laravel devs! 🎉 The integration with Laravel Forge is a significant boost for automated PR deployments. It's great to see tools that help streamline the workflow and reduce the headache of manual deployments. The real-time preview links are particularly useful for giving instant feedback, making it easier to catch issues early in the process. I'm excited to check out the documentation and get started—this could really enhance our team’s productivity. Kudos to @larry_barker for bringing this to the community! Can’t wait to see how it evolves with more features.
Glimpse functions effectively for our little team, but I'm interested to see how it performs in more complicated settings and bigger projects. Are there any restrictions that we should be aware of as our team size and repository connections expand?
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