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wndr/laravel-cloudwatch-tail
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Tail Laravel log files and ship them to AWS CloudWatch Logs

1.0.0(8mo ago)044MITPHPPHP ^8.2

Since Dec 19Pushed 8mo agoCompare

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Laravel CloudWatch Tail
=======================

[](#laravel-cloudwatch-tail)

Tail Laravel log files and ship them to AWS CloudWatch Logs.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require wndr/laravel-cloudwatch-tail
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Publish the configuration file:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=cloudwatch-tail-config
```

### Environment Variables

[](#environment-variables)

Configure the following environment variables:

```
CLOUDWATCH_LOG_GROUP_NAME=your-log-group-name
CLOUDWATCH_LOG_REGION=eu-west-1
CLOUDWATCH_LOG_KEY=your-aws-key
CLOUDWATCH_LOG_SECRET=your-aws-secret
```

If `CLOUDWATCH_LOG_KEY` and `CLOUDWATCH_LOG_SECRET` are not set, the AWS SDK will use the default credential provider chain (IAM roles, environment variables, etc.).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Run the command to start shipping logs:

```
php artisan cloudwatch:ship-logs
```

### Options

[](#options)

OptionDefaultDescription`--dir``storage/logs`Directory to watch for log files`--pattern``*.log`File pattern to match`--group`Config valueCloudWatch Log Group name`--cursor``cloudwatch-cursors.json`Cursor file (only used when cleanup is disabled)`--flush-seconds``60`Flush interval in seconds`--max-bytes``900000`Max batch bytes per stream before flush`--refresh-seconds``120`How often to rescan directory for new files`--sleep-ms``200`Loop sleep when idle (milliseconds)`--cleanup-after-ship``true`Truncate shipped files and delete old rotated logsLicense
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 74% of packages

Maintenance62

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

241d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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