Anvil
Anvil - The mobile companion for Laravel Forge. Available now. Download for iOS
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Introducing Anvil: The Mobile Companion for Laravel Forge

Manage your servers, deploy sites, and monitor your infrastructure from anywhere. Anvil is a native mobile app that puts the full power of Laravel Forge in your pocket - with secure API key storage, biometric protection, and one-tap deployments.

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Why Anvil?

Laravel Forge is an incredible tool for provisioning and managing servers, but its web interface isn't always convenient when you're on the go. Anvil solves this by providing a dedicated mobile experience designed specifically for server management tasks.

Need to deploy a hotfix while grabbing coffee? Check your server status during a meeting break? Restart a queue worker from the airport? Anvil makes it possible.

What Can You Do With Anvil?

Pretty much everything you'd do in Forge:

Server Management

  • View all servers across multiple organizations
  • Monitor server status and health
  • Reboot servers when needed
  • Create and delete servers

Site Management

  • Browse all sites on each server
  • Manage environment variables
  • Edit Nginx configuration
  • Connect Git repositories
  • View access, error, and application logs

Deployments

  • Trigger deployments with one tap
  • View deployment history and logs
  • Edit deployment scripts
  • Monitor quick deploy status

Database Administration

  • View and create databases
  • Manage database users and permissions

SSL & Security

  • View certificate status
  • Obtain Let's Encrypt certificates
  • Manage SSH keys and firewall rules
  • Configure security rules

Background Processes

  • Monitor and manage daemons
  • Create and configure queue workers
  • View scheduled jobs

Infrastructure Monitoring

  • Disk, memory, and CPU usage
  • Health check configuration
  • Alert thresholds

Security First

I know what you're thinking - is it safe to manage production servers from a mobile app? Absolutely.

Anvil takes security seriously:

  • Your API key never leaves your device. It's stored securely using iOS Keychain or Android Keystore - the same encryption used by banking apps.
  • Direct communication with Forge. Anvil talks directly to the Laravel Forge API over HTTPS. There's no middleman server storing your credentials.
  • Biometric protection. Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN code. The app automatically locks when backgrounded.

Available now for iOS

Anvil is available for iOS and (hopefully) coming soon for Android https://anvilforforge.com

Have questions or feedback? I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

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