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You need Laravel to use Reverb as it's build specifically for the framework.
Feb 26, 2025
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Using Reverb on a non Laravel application
I have a vanilla PHP app coded 2 years ago using my own style and rules. No framework. I want to know if I can use Laravel Reverb in it or does Reverb dependent on Laravel as the name suggests ? github.com/laravel/reverb
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You can run a separate laravel app for the reverb server. But that will then need laravel.. Personally I would probably use soketi
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@Sinnbeck I came across socketi - but it was last updated 2 years ago - is socketi not maintained anymore ?
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@anjanesh I honestly dont know. But I have been using it for years (just switched to reverb as my app was laravel) and it has worked without any issue.. Perhaps they see it as feature complete.
Otherwise you need to set up a full laravel app just to run a reverb server. That might be fine for you?
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@anjanesh Actually, it was updated in march 2024 and the project is definitely active and maintained so it's probably safe to use it.
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@RemiM Are you referring to this same project ? https://github.com/soketi/soketi - the only thing that was updated in the last year was the README file - rest all 2-4 years.
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