Deploy a Laravel app to a VPS with SSL and automated backups

Project overview

Our Laravel application works locally and on a test server, but we need it properly deployed on a fresh VPS. We want a secure, repeatable setup with HTTPS, background jobs and daily backups.

What you will deliver

• Ubuntu server hardening and firewall
• Nginx, PHP-FPM and MySQL configuration
• SSL certificate with automatic renewal
• Queue worker and scheduler setup
• Daily database and file backups
• Deployment notes for future updates

What we are looking for

• Experience deploying Laravel to Linux servers
• Comfortable with the command line
• Security-first approach
• Documents the work

Price

The fixed budget for this deployment job is USD $105. If you can deliver good work for that amount, we would like to hear from you. We prefer milestone or escrow payments, which protect both sides, and we pay as soon as the deliverables are approved.

Schedule and milestones

We would like the deployment finished within roughly 6 to 8 weeks. Please tell us honestly whether this works for you and when you could start. We would like a short progress update every couple of days so we can give feedback early.

Quality standards

A careful, accurate deployment is more important to us than a rushed one. Please deliver only original work that does not infringe anyone's rights. Freelancers who find and fix their own small mistakes are the ones we want to hire again.

A note about applications

A great proposal talks about this deployment job, not about your whole career. Tell us about a similar project and what you learned from it. If your price or deadline depends on something, explain it clearly so we can decide quickly.

Confidentiality

Parts of the material for this job are private to our business. Please keep them confidential and use them only for this job. After delivery, we are normally happy for you to display the final work once sensitive details are removed.

How we will choose

Our decision will be based on your previous work, your understanding of the job and how clearly you communicate. The lowest price alone will not decide it, but it must fit within the fixed budget. We might contact two or three people for a short chat before deciding.

Notes on the deliverables

For 'daily database and file backups', please send the result in a clearly named file or link so that we can review it easily. 'deployment notes for future updates' is one of our priorities, so please tell us early if you foresee any difficulty with it. For 'queue worker and scheduler setup', please send the result in a clearly named file or link so that we can review it easily. If you know a better way to handle 'ubuntu server hardening and firewall', we are open to hearing your suggestion in your proposal.

Who will be a great fit

We are looking for someone with a few years of solid experience who can work with only light supervision. We like freelancers who ask questions when something is unclear. If you enjoy working with clients who give clear feedback and pay fairly, you will like working with us.

How to apply

To help us choose quickly, please include the following in your proposal:

• One or two examples of similar work you have completed
• A short description of how you would approach this deployment
• The date you could start and finish
• Any questions you have about the brief

Proposals that are copied and pasted without reading the job will be ignored.