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Laravel 13 Queues: Setup, Workers, Retries, and Practical Job Examples

Laravel queues move slow or non-essential work out of the web request. A typical flow is: your controller dispatches a job, Laravel stores it in the configured queue connection, and a worker runs the job separately. This guide uses a database queue as the shortest working path, then shows the Redis alternative.

Laravel Sanctum vs Passport in 2026

Laravel Sanctum vs Passport in 2026: Which Should You Use?

If you need one answer first: use Sanctum for most first-party Laravel apps, and use Passport when you need a full OAuth2 authorization server for third-party clients.

That recommendation is still true in 2026, and Laravel’s latest docs continue to state it clearly. But the tricky part is knowing when your app has crossed from “simple API auth” into “OAuth2 platform” territory.

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