Digital Ocean Bundle Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Asset Optimization & CDN Strategy: Enables a build vs. buy decision for teams needing a DigitalOcean Spaces-based CDN for static assets (JS, CSS, images). Avoids reinventing Flysystem integration or manual deploy scripts.
• DevOps Automation: Supports CI/CD pipelines by providing a Symfony command (ekyna:digital-ocean:assets:deploy) to automate asset uploads to Spaces, reducing manual intervention.
• Multi-Region Deployment: Facilitates global performance by configuring Spaces in regions like ams3 (Amsterdam) or nyc3 (New York) via YAML, aligning with low-latency requirements.
• Cost Efficiency: Leverages DigitalOcean Spaces (cheaper than S3) for CDN hosting, appealing to startups or cost-sensitive projects.
• Future-Proofing: Integrates with Flysystem, ensuring compatibility with existing asset-handling logic (e.g., Symfony’s AssetMapper or custom uploaders).
• Roadmap for Scalability: If the product later requires dynamic asset versioning, cache invalidation, or multi-space routing, this bundle provides a foundation to extend.

When to Consider This Package

• Avoid if:

  • You’re not using Symfony/Laravel (this is a Symfony bundle; Laravel users would need a different approach).
  • Your team lacks DigitalOcean Spaces experience (setup requires API keys, regions, and manual configuration).
  • You need fine-grained cache control (the command purges entire CDN cache on deploy; consider Cloudflare Workers or S3 Invalidation for granularity).
  • You’re already using a managed CDN (e.g., Cloudflare, Fastly) with tighter integration to your stack.
  • Your asset pipeline is serverless (e.g., Vercel, Netlify) or uses edge functions for dynamic asset handling.
  • You require advanced analytics (Spaces lacks built-in metrics; pair with Prometheus or Datadog separately).

• Consider alternatives if:

  • You need multi-cloud support (e.g., AWS S3, Backblaze B2) → Use League\Flysystem directly or Vich/UploaderBundle.
  • You want automatic cache invalidation → Explore Symfony Webpack Encore + Cloudflare API.
  • Your team prefers Infrastructure as Code (IaC) → Use Terraform or Pulumi to manage Spaces.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

For Executives:

"This bundle lets us cut CDN costs by 30–50% compared to AWS S3 by using DigitalOcean Spaces, while keeping our asset pipeline fully automated. With a single CLI command (ekyna:digital-ocean:assets:deploy), we can push static assets to a global CDN—no manual uploads, no downtime. It’s a low-risk, high-reward way to improve performance without hiring DevOps. The MIT license means no vendor lock-in, and it integrates seamlessly with our existing Symfony stack."

For Engineering:

*"This is a drop-in solution for deploying assets to DigitalOcean Spaces via Flysystem, saving us from writing custom upload logic. Key benefits:

• Symfony-native: Works with existing services (e.g., inject ekyna_digital_ocean.my_do_cdn.filesystem anywhere).
• Zero-config for basic use: Just add your API keys and region to config.yaml.
• CI/CD friendly: Add bin/console ekyna:digital-ocean:assets:deploy to your deploy script.
• Extensible: Under the hood, it’s Flysystem—so we can swap providers later if needed.

Tradeoff: The deploy command purges the entire cache, so we’ll need to coordinate with frontend teams to avoid breaking changes. But for now, it’s a 5-minute setup for a high-impact feature."*

For Developers:

*"If you’re tired of:

• Writing custom S3/Flysystem uploaders,
• Manually syncing assets to a CDN,
• Dealing with cache invalidation headaches,

this bundle solves all that for DigitalOcean Spaces. Just:

1. Install via Composer.
2. Add your Space credentials to config.yaml.
3. Run php bin/console ekyna:digital-ocean:assets:deploy in your pipeline.

Pro tip: Pair it with Symfony’s AssetMapper for versioned URLs. Want to customize? The Flysystem service is exposed, so you can extend it for things like soft deletes or custom metadata."*