Key parts in deploying a laravel application to dokku: composer.json

composer_lower_section.json

{
    "scripts": {
        "post-install-cmd": [
            "php artisan optimize",
            "chmod -Rvc 777 app/storage",
            "chmod -R 777 public",
            "php artisan cache:clear",
            "php artisan migrate"
        ],
        "post-update-cmd": [
            "php artisan clear-compiled",
            "php artisan optimize"
        ],
        "post-create-project-cmd": [
            "php artisan key:generate"
        ]
    },
    "config": {
        "preferred-install": "dist"
    },
    "extra": {
        "heroku": {
            "framework": "silex",
            "document-root": "public",
            "index-document": "index.php"
        }
    },
    "minimum-stability": "dev",
    "prefer-stable": true
}