Matthieu Napoli
@mnapoli.bsky.social
Building
▸ bref.sh
▸ https://bref.sh/cloud
▸ https://github.com/getlift
▸ https://port7777.com
AWS serverless hero
▸ bref.sh
▸ https://bref.sh/cloud
▸ https://github.com/getlift
▸ https://port7777.com
AWS serverless hero
GitHub notifications now end up on my desk
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
GitHub notifications now end up on my desk
At least Claude is honest I guess
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
At least Claude is honest I guess
I often get asked about the differences between serverless and containers/servers
I updated Bref docs to be much more upfront about what to expect to migrate to serverless.
Am I missing something? What's unclear?
You can comment the PR here: github.com/brefphp/bre...
Docs here: bref.sh/docs
I updated Bref docs to be much more upfront about what to expect to migrate to serverless.
Am I missing something? What's unclear?
You can comment the PR here: github.com/brefphp/bre...
Docs here: bref.sh/docs
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I often get asked about the differences between serverless and containers/servers
I updated Bref docs to be much more upfront about what to expect to migrate to serverless.
Am I missing something? What's unclear?
You can comment the PR here: github.com/brefphp/bre...
Docs here: bref.sh/docs
I updated Bref docs to be much more upfront about what to expect to migrate to serverless.
Am I missing something? What's unclear?
You can comment the PR here: github.com/brefphp/bre...
Docs here: bref.sh/docs
SWIFT bank transfer blocked: "Please provide complete name"
"Null" *is* my company name…
Happened before to receive payments, now it's for paying others 😂
Also banks communicate via these printed protocols wtf
"Null" *is* my company name…
Happened before to receive payments, now it's for paying others 😂
Also banks communicate via these printed protocols wtf
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
SWIFT bank transfer blocked: "Please provide complete name"
"Null" *is* my company name…
Happened before to receive payments, now it's for paying others 😂
Also banks communicate via these printed protocols wtf
"Null" *is* my company name…
Happened before to receive payments, now it's for paying others 😂
Also banks communicate via these printed protocols wtf
September 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Small improvements to the X-Ray bridge: there's a changelog (
bref.sh/xray/changelog), and Laravel's HTTP client is now automatically traced 💪
bref.sh/xray/changelog), and Laravel's HTTP client is now automatically traced 💪
September 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Small improvements to the X-Ray bridge: there's a changelog (
bref.sh/xray/changelog), and Laravel's HTTP client is now automatically traced 💪
bref.sh/xray/changelog), and Laravel's HTTP client is now automatically traced 💪
I am sure glad that GitHub has a generous free tier for open-source, and that depot.dev is graciously sponsoring Bref builds… and making them 10 times faster 💙💙
August 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I am sure glad that GitHub has a generous free tier for open-source, and that depot.dev is graciously sponsoring Bref builds… and making them 10 times faster 💙💙
The screenshot on
bref.sh/cloud now turns into a video when clicked
Here's the video, feedback is welcome!
bref.sh/cloud now turns into a video when clicked
Here's the video, feedback is welcome!
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The screenshot on
bref.sh/cloud now turns into a video when clicked
Here's the video, feedback is welcome!
bref.sh/cloud now turns into a video when clicked
Here's the video, feedback is welcome!
Brilliant! SQS adds "Fair Queues"
Perfect for multi-tenant systems to prevent one tenant from hogging the queue for everyone else.
aws.amazon.com/blogs/compu...
Perfect for multi-tenant systems to prevent one tenant from hogging the queue for everyone else.
aws.amazon.com/blogs/compu...
July 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Brilliant! SQS adds "Fair Queues"
Perfect for multi-tenant systems to prevent one tenant from hogging the queue for everyone else.
aws.amazon.com/blogs/compu...
Perfect for multi-tenant systems to prevent one tenant from hogging the queue for everyone else.
aws.amazon.com/blogs/compu...
The `bref deploy` CLI will now suggest optimizing your deployment size when using the AWS or Google SDK.
Thanks to a tweak in composer.json their size can be drastically reduced.
Link for AWS SDK: github.com/aws/aws-sdk...
For Google SDK: github.com/googleapis/...
Thanks to a tweak in composer.json their size can be drastically reduced.
Link for AWS SDK: github.com/aws/aws-sdk...
For Google SDK: github.com/googleapis/...
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The `bref deploy` CLI will now suggest optimizing your deployment size when using the AWS or Google SDK.
Thanks to a tweak in composer.json their size can be drastically reduced.
Link for AWS SDK: github.com/aws/aws-sdk...
For Google SDK: github.com/googleapis/...
Thanks to a tweak in composer.json their size can be drastically reduced.
Link for AWS SDK: github.com/aws/aws-sdk...
For Google SDK: github.com/googleapis/...
the spinner is still there, just gone when the deployment has completed
June 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
the spinner is still there, just gone when the deployment has completed
Cleaning up the UI of the Bref CLI as much as possible
before / after
before / after
June 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Cleaning up the UI of the Bref CLI as much as possible
before / after
before / after
Running with Laravel Nightwatch on AWS Lambda 👀
June 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Running with Laravel Nightwatch on AWS Lambda 👀
Preparing swag for Laravel Live UK
June 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Preparing swag for Laravel Live UK
🤯 2 *billion* downloads for all open-source projects I created
that's 1% of all Composer downloads!
that's 1% of all Composer downloads!
May 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🤯 2 *billion* downloads for all open-source projects I created
that's 1% of all Composer downloads!
that's 1% of all Composer downloads!
Bref Cloud now shows a histogram of traffic for each app
Most of the time you want to open the "main" app, which is the one with the most traffic. Now you don't have to visually scan the whole list to find it… your eyes spot it immediately.
Most of the time you want to open the "main" app, which is the one with the most traffic. Now you don't have to visually scan the whole list to find it… your eyes spot it immediately.
May 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Bref Cloud now shows a histogram of traffic for each app
Most of the time you want to open the "main" app, which is the one with the most traffic. Now you don't have to visually scan the whole list to find it… your eyes spot it immediately.
Most of the time you want to open the "main" app, which is the one with the most traffic. Now you don't have to visually scan the whole list to find it… your eyes spot it immediately.
Bref Cloud now displays an overview of an application's traffic (bar graph)
I'll add this bar graph in more pages (e.g. in the applications list) to help visually spot the applications with the most traffic
I'll add this bar graph in more pages (e.g. in the applications list) to help visually spot the applications with the most traffic
May 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Bref Cloud now displays an overview of an application's traffic (bar graph)
I'll add this bar graph in more pages (e.g. in the applications list) to help visually spot the applications with the most traffic
I'll add this bar graph in more pages (e.g. in the applications list) to help visually spot the applications with the most traffic
The Bref Cloud log viewer will now show the log dates in different formats on hover
April 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Bref Cloud log viewer will now show the log dates in different formats on hover
QOL improvement: hide the annoying Lambda logs (START, END, REPORT…) in the bref.cloud logs explorer
April 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
QOL improvement: hide the annoying Lambda logs (START, END, REPORT…) in the bref.cloud logs explorer
here's a fun trace from bref.cloud (Laravel jobs via SQS)
April 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
here's a fun trace from bref.cloud (Laravel jobs via SQS)
New integration: X-Ray for PHP on AWS Lambda 🏎️
- trace requests, commands, jobs, etc.
- Laravel integration
- Symfony integration
- trace HTTP requests, calls to AWS services
- distributed tracing
More here: bref.sh/xray
- trace requests, commands, jobs, etc.
- Laravel integration
- Symfony integration
- trace HTTP requests, calls to AWS services
- distributed tracing
More here: bref.sh/xray
April 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
New integration: X-Ray for PHP on AWS Lambda 🏎️
- trace requests, commands, jobs, etc.
- Laravel integration
- Symfony integration
- trace HTTP requests, calls to AWS services
- distributed tracing
More here: bref.sh/xray
- trace requests, commands, jobs, etc.
- Laravel integration
- Symfony integration
- trace HTTP requests, calls to AWS services
- distributed tracing
More here: bref.sh/xray
New blog post: fixing error handling in Inertia.js
i.e. getting rid of that weird modal for a better user experience
mnapoli.fr/fixing-iner...
i.e. getting rid of that weird modal for a better user experience
mnapoli.fr/fixing-iner...
March 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New blog post: fixing error handling in Inertia.js
i.e. getting rid of that weird modal for a better user experience
mnapoli.fr/fixing-iner...
i.e. getting rid of that weird modal for a better user experience
mnapoli.fr/fixing-iner...
Sneaking in a new bref.cloud feature before launch new week:
magic login into AWS
You don't need AWS access: just click the AWS account you want to log into, and… there you go!
magic login into AWS
You don't need AWS access: just click the AWS account you want to log into, and… there you go!
March 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Sneaking in a new bref.cloud feature before launch new week:
magic login into AWS
You don't need AWS access: just click the AWS account you want to log into, and… there you go!
magic login into AWS
You don't need AWS access: just click the AWS account you want to log into, and… there you go!
That blue version though… 💙💙💙
March 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
That blue version though… 💙💙💙