I am trying to include php-gd extension in laravel vapor as assumingly in does not have out of the box. I need the extension for this package https://github.com/Maatwebsite/Laravel-Excel, which I use for csv exports.
This is what vapor returns on deployment when composer tries to install the package.
From what this post hints:
https://blog.laravel.com/vapor-adding-imagick-as-a-separate-lambda-layer
I understand that I need to use or build my own lambda layer with the php GD extension present so I can include it as an extra vapor layer, but not quite sure yet how to do that.
My B plan is just to get my Laravel app installed on a dedicated VPS(e.g. EC2) with the package and php-gd present, which I could use as a service.
