Laravel Reverb for Self-Hosted WebSocket Broadcasting
Run WebSocket broadcasting on your own infrastructure with no per-connection fees, no third-party dependencies, and horizontal scaling via Redis
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When your real-time features depend on a service you don't control
Your application sends WebSocket events through Pusher or Ably — a third-party service sitting between your Laravel backend and your users. Every connection costs money, every outage is someone else’s incident, and your broadcasting configuration is locked to an external API. Laravel Reverb runs on your own infrastructure, uses the Pusher protocol so Laravel Echo works without changes, and scales horizontally with Redis when you need it.
Our capabilities include:
- Reverb installation and production server configuration
- Laravel Echo integration and broadcasting setup
- Pusher and Ably migration to self-hosted Reverb
- Horizontal scaling with Redis pub/sub across multiple servers
- Laravel Cloud and Forge deployment configuration
- Laravel Pulse monitoring integration for connection visibility
Who we support
Curotec works with Laravel engineering teams and companies adding real-time features to their applications, whether you’re replacing a paid broadcasting service, building WebSocket functionality from scratch, or scaling an existing Reverb deployment.
Teams Paying for Pusher or Ably
Your application uses Pusher or Ably for WebSocket broadcasting and the monthly bill scales with every connection and message. The infrastructure is solid but you're paying per event for something Laravel can run natively. You need engineers who can migrate your broadcasting configuration to Reverb without touching your frontend or breaking Laravel Echo.
SaaS Companies Building Real-Time
Your product needs live notifications, collaborative editing, or dashboard updates but you haven't built WebSocket infrastructure yet. Standing up a third-party service gets you moving fast but creates a dependency you'll want to own eventually. You need a Reverb implementation that fits your Laravel architecture from day one without locking you into external pricing models.
Organizations Scaling WebSockets
Your Reverb instance handles current traffic but you're approaching connection limits on a single server. Horizontal scaling with Redis pub/sub is the path forward but the configuration touches your deployment pipeline, your Laravel broadcasting config, and your infrastructure setup simultaneously. You need engineers who have done this before and can execute without downtime.
Ways to engage
We offer a wide range of engagement models to meet our clients’ needs. From hourly consultation to fully managed solutions, our engagement models are designed to be flexible and customizable.
Staff Augmentation
Get access to on-demand product and engineering team talent that gives your company the flexibility to scale up and down as business needs ebb and flow.
Retainer Services
Retainers are perfect for companies that have a fully built product in maintenance mode. We'll give you peace of mind by keeping your software running, secure, and up to date.
Project Engagement
Project-based contracts that can range from small-scale audit and strategy sessions to more intricate replatforming or build from scratch initiatives.
We'll spec out a custom engagement model for you
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Why choose Curotec for Laravel Reverb?
Reverb is part of the Laravel ecosystem we work in daily as an official Laravel partner. We’ve migrated broadcasting configurations from Pusher and Ably, configured Reverb on Laravel Cloud and Forge, and set up horizontal scaling with Redis pub/sub for high-connection workloads. When Laravel 13 shipped a dedicated Reverb database driver, we were already implementing it in production.
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Extraordinary people, exceptional outcomes
Our outstanding team represents our greatest asset. With business acumen, we translate objectives into solutions. Intellectual agility drives efficient software development problem-solving. Superior communication ensures seamless teamwork integration.
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Deep technical expertise
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We offer a range of flexible working arrangements to meet your specific needs. Whether you prefer our end-to-end project delivery, embedding our experts within your teams, or consulting and retainer options, we have a solution designed to suit you.
How we implement Reverb in production
Database vs Redis Driver
Pusher Migration
Load Balancer Configuration
Private Channel Authentication
Presence Channel Architecture
Supervisor Process Management
What we deploy alongside Reverb
Core Reverb Configuration
We configure Reverb’s driver, connection limits, and SSL termination matched to your hosting environment and expected WebSocket traffic.
- Laravel Reverb – First-party Laravel WebSocket server using the Pusher protocol, compatible with Laravel Echo and the full Laravel broadcasting system
- Reverb Database Driver – Laravel 13’s dedicated database driver for Reverb, simplifying state management for real-time events without a Redis dependency
- Reverb Redis Driver – Redis-backed Reverb configuration for horizontal scaling across multiple servers with pub/sub connection synchronization
- SSL Termination – Configure Reverb behind Nginx or Caddy with SSL termination so WebSocket connections run over WSS without exposing Reverb directly
- Max Connections Configuration – Set connection limits, message size caps, and timeout values matched to your application’s concurrent user load and message frequency
- Laravel 13 Compatibility – Configure Reverb with the new database driver and model boot improvements shipping in Laravel 13 for simplified production deployments
Broadcasting and Events
Curotec wires Laravel broadcasting to Reverb with channel authorization and event routing matched to your application’s real-time requirements.
- Laravel Broadcasting – Core broadcasting system configured to route queued events through Reverb using the broadcast() helper and ShouldBroadcast interface
- Private Channels – Channel authorization routes that verify user identity before allowing WebSocket subscriptions to sensitive application events
- Presence Channels – Multi-user channel configuration that tracks connected members, enabling collaborative features like live cursors and active user lists
- BroadcastOn Method – Event class configuration defining which channels receive broadcasts, supporting multiple channel types from a single dispatched event
- Queue-Backed Broadcasting – Route broadcast jobs through Horizon or Solid Queue so event delivery doesn’t block request processing under high load
- Whisper Events – Client-to-client messaging via Reverb without server-side event dispatch, used for lightweight real-time interactions like typing indicators
Frontend Integration
Laravel Echo connects to Reverb using the Pusher protocol so existing frontend subscriptions work without code changes.
- Laravel Echo – JavaScript client configured to connect to Reverb using the Pusher.js driver, subscribing to channels and listening for broadcast events
- Pusher.js – Client library used by Laravel Echo to communicate with Reverb over the Pusher protocol without requiring a Pusher account or API key
- Vue.js – Frontend framework wired to Laravel Echo for real-time UI updates, live notifications, and collaborative features in VILT stack applications
- React – Frontend framework integrated with Laravel Echo for WebSocket-driven state updates in decoupled Laravel API applications
- Livewire – Server-driven component framework that dispatches browser events to trigger Echo listeners, combining Reverb’s real-time layer with Livewire’s server rendering
- Inertia.js – SPA framework used alongside Echo in VILT stack applications, receiving real-time events without a separate API layer for WebSocket authentication
Scaling and Infrastructure
Our engineers use Redis pub/sub and load balancer routing to help Reverb scale across multiple servers and maintain active connections.
- Redis Pub/Sub – Synchronizes WebSocket connections across multiple Reverb servers so broadcasts reach all connected clients regardless of which node they connected to
- Nginx WebSocket Proxy – Reverse proxy configuration routing WebSocket upgrade requests to Reverb with proper headers, timeouts, and SSL termination
- Sticky Sessions – Load balancer configuration ensuring WebSocket connections route to the same server node for the duration of each client session
- AWS – Reverb deployments on EC2 with Application Load Balancer WebSocket support, Redis ElastiCache for pub/sub, and auto-scaling groups for connection capacity
- Laravel Forge – Managed server provisioning for Reverb with Supervisor process monitoring, Nginx configuration, and deployment hooks for zero-downtime restarts
- Laravel Cloud – Managed Reverb hosting with automatic connection scaling and process management without manual Supervisor or server-level configuration
Monitoring and Observability
We integrate Laravel Pulse so Reverb connection counts, throughput, and errors surface alongside your application’s other production metrics.
- Laravel Pulse – Real-time application monitoring dashboard configured to surface Reverb connection counts, message throughput, and error rates in production
- Reverb Connection Logging – Structured logging for WebSocket connection events, disconnections, and authentication failures routed to your existing log pipeline
- Laravel Telescope – Local and staging debug assistant for inspecting broadcast events, channel subscriptions, and WebSocket authentication during development
- Queue Monitoring – Horizon dashboard configuration tracking broadcast jobs alongside other background work so delivery failures surface with full context
- Health Check Endpoints – Application-level health checks verifying Reverb server availability and Redis pub/sub connectivity for load balancer and uptime monitoring integration
- Alert Configuration – Notification routing for connection threshold breaches, broadcast failures, and Reverb process restarts via Slack or email from Laravel’s notification system
Testing and Development
Our developers test WebSocket features on local Reverb instances before deploying to production.
- Local Reverb Server – php artisan reverb:start configuration for local development with hot reload support so WebSocket features work in your development environment
- Broadcasting Fakes – Laravel’s Event::fake() and Bus::fake() utilities for asserting that events broadcast to the correct channels without a running Reverb server
- Feature Tests – Request-level tests verifying that application actions trigger the expected broadcast events on the correct channels with the right payloads
- Pest – Test framework used for expressive broadcast event assertions, channel authorization tests, and presence channel membership validation
- Echo Mock Utilities – Frontend testing configuration for Vue and React components that subscribe to Echo channels, isolating WebSocket behavior from other UI tests
- Playwright – End-to-end tests covering real-time UI behavior including live notifications, presence indicators, and WebSocket-driven state updates in browser environments
FAQs about our Laravel Reverb services
Can we keep using Laravel Echo?
Yes. Reverb uses the Pusher protocol so Laravel Echo connects to your self-hosted server without changing any frontend code. You swap the connection credentials and everything else keeps working.
How does Reverb compare to Pusher?
Pusher charges per connection and message with a third-party dependency you don’t control. Reverb runs on your own infrastructure with no per-event fees and full visibility into the server handling your connections.
Do we need Redis to run Reverb?
Not for single-server deployments. Laravel 13’s database driver handles state management without Redis. Redis pub/sub is required when you need Reverb to scale horizontally across multiple servers.
Can Reverb handle our connection volume?
Reverb is built for high-concurrency workloads and handles thousands of simultaneous connections on a single server. For larger volumes, horizontal scaling with Redis pub/sub distributes connections across multiple nodes.
How do we deploy Reverb in production?
Laravel Cloud manages the process automatically. For self-hosted environments we configure Reverb behind Nginx with SSL termination, Supervisor for process monitoring, and Redis for horizontal scaling where needed.
How do your engineers work with our team?
We work in your repo, document the Reverb configuration and scaling decisions, and validate broadcasting behavior with feature tests before anything reaches production.
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