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When to use Vapor
Always.
Jan 4, 2020
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When to use Vapor
I have been looking at Laravel Vapor and just trying to see if I should go that route with a new site. I want to try it but also don't want to go overboard if its not needed. I know the general answer is "to use it is case by case" which I agree and understand. I am just trying to see what are people's thresholds for when to switch to Vapor. If you site has over 10k users? If you are getting over X amount of request a minute on average? Can you add Vapor later fairly easy if you start on Forge?
The site is going to be a e-commerece store with a customer and wholeseller portal to place more orders easily. I think Forge would be fine but also worried about missing orders if the server is jacked. Also want an excuse to try Vapor
Level 67
@packy When you can afford it. lol
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Level 61
I think in the end it comes cheaper than VPS.
Level 67
@packy This might help...
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Level 8
It's not just about price! Vapor offers a different feature set (both technical and for developer experience) that may make it more valuable to you, offsetting the cost.
Of course the opposite may be true / the flexibility of e.g. Forge may be a huge advantage.
Always be suspicious of black and white answers!
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