Advanced Settings

Configure Redis, caching, queue workers, and performance optimization settings.

Overview

Advanced settings control the technical infrastructure of FeedbackFlow, including caching strategies, queue configuration, and performance optimizations.

Technical Knowledge Required

These settings require understanding of Laravel, Redis, and server administration. Incorrect configuration can cause application failures.

Accessing Advanced Settings

1. Navigate to Settings → Advanced Optimization
2. Review current configuration
3. Make changes carefully
4. Test after each change

Redis Configuration

Redis dramatically improves performance for caching, sessions, and queue jobs.

Redis Connection Settings

Configure Redis connection details:

Setting	Description	Default
Enable Redis	Use Redis for cache/queue	Recommended
Redis Host	Redis server address	127.0.0.1
Redis Port	Redis port number	6379
Redis Password	Redis auth password	Empty (no auth)
Redis Database	Database number (0-15)	0

Test Redis Connection

Click Test Redis Connection to verify connectivity.

Successful connection:

✓ Redis connection successful
Server version: 6.2.6
Memory usage: 2.5 MB

Failed connection:

✗ Could not connect to Redis
Error: Connection refused

Redis Use Cases

Caching:

• Configuration cache
• Route cache
• View cache
• Model cache (boards, feature requests)

Sessions:

• User session storage
• CSRF token storage

Queues:

• Email jobs
• Webhook delivery
• Spam detection processing

Cache Configuration

Cache Driver

Select cache storage backend:

Options:

• redis - Redis (recommended)
• file - File system
• database - Database table
• memcached - Memcached server

Recommendation: Use Redis for best performance.

Model Cache Settings

FeedbackFlow caches database models for faster queries.

Setting	Description	Default
Enable Model Cache	Cache Eloquent models	Enabled
Cache TTL	Time to live (minutes)	30
Cache Store	Which cache store to use	redis

Cached models:

• Boards
• Feature requests
• Users
• Categories
• Statuses
• Tags

Clear Cache

Buttons to clear different cache types:

• Clear Application Cache - Application data cache
• Clear Configuration Cache - Cached config files
• Clear Route Cache - Cached routes
• Clear View Cache - Compiled Blade views
• Clear All Caches - Everything

When to Clear Cache

Clear caches after:

• Updating .env file
• Changing configuration
• Deploying new code
• Debugging issues

Queue Configuration

Configure background job processing.

Queue Driver

Select queue backend:

Options:

• redis - Redis queues (recommended)
• database - Database table queues
• sync - Synchronous (no queue, not recommended)
• sqs - AWS SQS

Recommendation: Use Redis for reliability and performance.

Queue Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Queue Connection	Active queue driver	redis
Default Queue	Queue name	default
Max Tries	Retry attempts for failed jobs	3
Retry After	Seconds before retry	90

Queue Worker Status

View queue worker status:

Running:

✓ 2 queue workers running
Last processed job: 5 seconds ago
Jobs in queue: 12

Not Running:

✗ No queue workers detected
Warning: Emails and webhooks will not be sent

Restart Queue Workers

Click Restart Queue Workers to reload workers after configuration changes.

# Manual restart via command line
sudo supervisorctl restart feedbackflow-worker:*

Performance Optimization

Database Query Optimization

Setting	Description	Recommendation
Enable Query Cache	Cache database queries	Enabled
Eager Loading	Auto-load relationships	Enabled
Query Logging	Log slow queries	Disabled (production)

Asset Optimization

Setting	Description	Recommendation
Minify CSS	Compress CSS files	Enabled (production)
Minify JavaScript	Compress JS files	Enabled (production)
Enable CDN	Use CDN for assets	Optional

Response Compression

Setting	Description	Recommendation
Enable Gzip	Compress HTTP responses	Enabled
Compression Level	1-9 (higher = more compression)	6

Session Configuration

Session Driver

Select session storage:

Options:

• redis - Redis (recommended)
• file - File system
• database - Database table
• cookie - Encrypted cookies

Recommendation: Use Redis for better performance.

Session Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Session Lifetime	Minutes until expiration	120
Expire on Close	End session when browser closes	false
Encrypt	Encrypt session data	true

Horizon Dashboard (Queue Monitoring)

Laravel Horizon provides a dashboard for monitoring queue jobs.

Enable Horizon

1. Toggle Enable Horizon Dashboard
2. Save changes
3. Access at /admin/horizon

Horizon shows:

• Real-time queue metrics
• Failed jobs
• Job throughput
• Worker processes

Horizon Authentication

Horizon is restricted to admin users automatically.

Broadcasting Configuration

For real-time features (if enabled).

Broadcast Driver

Options:

• pusher - Pusher service
• redis - Redis with Laravel Echo
• log - Log only (testing)
• null - Disabled

Pusher Settings

If using Pusher:

Setting	Required
Pusher App ID	From Pusher dashboard
Pusher Key	Public key
Pusher Secret	Secret key
Pusher Cluster	Server cluster (e.g., us2)

Logging Configuration

Log Level

Control log verbosity:

Options:

• debug - Detailed debugging (development only)
• info - Informational messages
• notice - Normal but significant events
• warning - Warning messages
• error - Error messages only
• critical - Critical errors only

Production: Use error or warningDevelopment: Use debug or info

Log Channel

Where logs are written:

Options:

• stack - Multiple channels (recommended)
• single - Single log file
• daily - Daily rotating log files
• syslog - System log
• errorlog - PHP error log

View Logs

Access logs:

1. Navigate to Admin → System Logs
2. Filter by level, date, or search
3. View detailed error traces

Database Optimization

Connection Pooling

Setting	Description	Default
Persistent Connections	Reuse DB connections	Enabled
Connection Timeout	Seconds before timeout	60
Max Connections	Maximum concurrent connections	100

Query Timeout

Set maximum query execution time:

Default: 60 seconds Recommended: 30 seconds for production

Performance Monitoring

Application Performance

View real-time metrics:

• Average response time
• Memory usage
• Database query count
• Cache hit ratio
• Queue job throughput

Optimization Recommendations

System analyzes performance and suggests:

• Enable missing optimizations
• Increase cache TTL
• Add more queue workers
• Enable Redis if not active

Troubleshooting

Redis Connection Fails

Check Redis is running:

redis-cli ping
# Should return: PONG

Check Redis configuration:

redis-cli info

Restart Redis:

sudo systemctl restart redis

Queue Workers Not Processing

Check worker status:

sudo supervisorctl status feedbackflow-worker

View worker logs:

tail -f storage/logs/worker.log

Restart workers:

sudo supervisorctl restart feedbackflow-worker:*

Cache Not Working

Clear all caches:

php artisan cache:clear
php artisan config:clear
php artisan route:clear
php artisan view:clear

Check permissions:

chmod -R 775 storage/framework/cache

Best Practices

Production Settings

Recommended for production:

• Cache Driver: Redis
• Session Driver: Redis
• Queue Driver: Redis
• Model Cache: Enabled, 30 min TTL
• Log Level: error
• Debug Mode: Disabled (in General Settings)

Development Settings

Recommended for development:

• Cache Driver: File or Redis
• Queue Driver: Redis or database
• Log Level: debug
• Query Logging: Enabled

Regular Maintenance

Weekly:

• Check queue worker status
• Review error logs
• Monitor cache hit ratio

Monthly:

• Update Redis/dependencies
• Review performance metrics
• Optimize slow queries

Next Steps

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