Company
Date Published
Author
Michael Okoko
Word count
500
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Send a Slack Notification When Laravel Jobs Fail in Laravel 6 using Queue Failing` is an article that provides instructions on how to set up a Slack notification system for failed jobs in Laravel. The author, Michael Okoko, explains the pre-requisites and installation steps required to achieve this functionality, including installing the `laravel/slack-notification-channel` package and updating the `.env` file with the Slack webhook URL. The article then guides readers through creating a custom notification class that sends a Slack message when a job fails, as well as configuring the `AppServiceProvider` to route failed jobs to this notification. Finally, the author provides testing instructions and concludes by suggesting alternative approaches for handling failed queues.