Hey everyone,

I got tired of debugging Laravel database queues blind — no visibility, just raw SQL queries and crossed fingers.

Horizon is great but requires Redis, which isn't always an option on shared hosting or smaller projects. So I built a lightweight alternative.

What it does

Lightweight Queue Inspector gives you a debugging dashboard for Laravel apps using the database queue driver:

• Pending jobs viewer with collapsible payload inspection
• Failed jobs with full exception messages, stack traces, retry and delete
• Successful jobs with execution time (colour coded) and memory usage
• Dashboard stats — pending count, failed count, avg execution time, top failing job
• Filters by queue name and job class
• Security warnings in the terminal if auth middleware is missing
• Laravel 10, 11 and 12 compatible

Install

composer require abinashbhatta/lightweight-queue-inspector
php artisan migrate

Then visit /queue-inspector. Done — no Redis, no extra config.

Would love feedback from the community — what features would make this more useful for your projects?