Larametrics
A self-hosted metrics and notifications platform for Laravel apps that tracks model changes, requests, and logs.
What is Larametrics?
Larametrics is a self-hosted monitoring and notification package for Laravel applications. It automatically tracks changes to Eloquent models, incoming HTTP requests, and log messages, storing them in your database for analysis. The package includes a dashboard to visualize these metrics and can send alerts via email, Slack, or webhooks when specific events occur.
Laravel developers and teams who need to monitor their application's activity, debug issues, and receive notifications about critical events without relying on third-party services. It's particularly useful for those who prefer self-hosted solutions and want to keep metrics within their own infrastructure.
Developers choose Larametrics because it offers a lightweight, self-hosted alternative to external monitoring tools, seamlessly integrating with Laravel's ecosystem. It provides real-time insights into model changes, requests, and logs with minimal setup, and its notification system is highly configurable, supporting multiple channels like email and Slack.
Overview
A self-hosted metrics and notifications platform for Laravel apps
Use Cases
Best For
- Monitoring Eloquent model changes in real-time
- Tracking HTTP request patterns and performance in Laravel apps
- Centralizing Laravel log messages for easier debugging
- Setting up customizable alerts for application events
- Self-hosting application metrics without external services
- Debugging and auditing user activity in Laravel applications
Not Ideal For
- Teams requiring long-term support and active updates, as the project is archived and no longer in development
- Applications needing comprehensive monitoring of Laravel queues or scheduled tasks, features still unimplemented on the roadmap
- High-traffic sites where database performance is critical, due to unoptimized queries for expired models noted in the TODO list
- Developers seeking a fully production-ready, vendor-supported solution instead of a self-hosted package with manual configuration
Pros & Cons
Pros
Installs via Composer and integrates directly with Laravel's service providers and queue system, requiring minimal configuration as outlined in the installation steps.
Automatically records model changes, HTTP requests, and log messages, providing a centralized view of application activity as described in the key features.
Supports alerts via email, Slack, and webhooks with configurable filters, detailed in the configuration section with environment variables like LARAMETRICS_NOTIFICATION_SLACK_WEBHOOK.
Includes a web-based dashboard accessible within the Laravel app for real-time metric analysis, as shown in the screenshot and routes setup example.
Cons
The project has been archived and is no longer in active development, with the author explicitly recommending Laravel Pulse instead, as stated in the README's important note.
Lacks monitoring for queues and scheduled tasks, which are listed as future roadmap items, making it less comprehensive for full application oversight.
Requires manual database migrations, queue setup, and configuration for notifications, and stores all data in the database with unoptimized queries for expired models, potentially impacting performance.
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