Horizon is a dashboard and configuration tool for Laravel queues.
Laravel queues allow applications to defer time-consuming work to background jobs, but managing and monitoring those jobs requires visibility into their status and performance. Horizon solves this by providing a real-time dashboard that displays queue metrics, job throughput, failures, and worker activity. It also replaces Laravel's configuration file approach with code-driven configuration, allowing developers to define queue behavior, retry policies, and worker settings directly in PHP rather than through static configuration files.
Horizon suits Laravel applications that rely on queued jobs for background processing and need operational insight into queue health. It is particularly valuable for teams running multiple workers or complex job pipelines where understanding job flow and failure patterns is important for debugging and optimization. The tool integrates directly into the Laravel ecosystem and is designed specifically for Laravel's queue system, making it the natural choice for Laravel developers rather than a generic queue monitoring solution.
The project maintains steady activity with regular updates and bug fixes addressing queue monitoring edge cases and Laravel compatibility. Development includes ongoing refinement of the dashboard interface and configuration system based on user feedback. The maintainers respond to issues and pull requests consistently, indicating active stewardship of the codebase.
