# Logarithmic auto-scaling for Laravel Horizon

DevFeed: [Logarithmic auto-scaling for Laravel Horizon](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/logarithmic-auto-scaling-for-laravel-horizon-33304.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://freek.dev/3191-logarithmic-auto-scaling-for-laravel-horizon>)

Author: Freek Van der Herten (freek@spatie.be)

Published: 2026-09-12T12:30:30Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [freek.dev - all blogposts](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/freek-dev-all-blogposts.md>)

Topics: [Laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/laravel.md>), [realtime](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/realtime.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [horizon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/horizon.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [queues](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/queues.md>), [realtime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/realtime.md>), [scaling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scaling.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how logarithmic auto-scaling can be added to Laravel Horizon. Log-based weighting helps prevent large queue spikes from starving smaller realtime queues while still allocating enough workers to large backlogs.

## Source excerpt

A thoughtful write-up on adding logarithmic auto-scaling to Laravel Horizon. It shows how log-based weighting keeps huge queue spikes from starving smaller realtime queues while still giving large backlogs enough workers. Read more