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Tutorials Laravel Framework Horizon Metrics and Monitoring

Horizon Metrics and Monitoring

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Track queue health with Horizon, log critical errors to Slack, and monitor with health endpoints.

Laravel Monitoring

// Health Checks (Laravel 11)
Route::get("/up", function () {
    return response()->json([
        "status"   => "ok",
        "database" => DB::connection()->getPdo() ? "ok" : "error",
        "cache"    => Cache::store()->get("health") !== null ? "ok" : "error",
        "queue"    => Queue::size() < 1000 ? "ok" : "warning",
    ]);
});

// Log channels — config/logging.php
"channels" => [
    "slack" => [
        "driver"   => "slack",
        "url"      => env("LOG_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"),
        "level"    => "critical",
    ],
],

// Log
Log::info("User logged in", ["user_id" => $user->id]);
Log::error("Payment failed", ["order" => $order->id, "reason" => $e->getMessage()]);
Log::channel("slack")->critical("Server down!");