Requirements

• PHP version 8.2 or higher installed.
• SQLite or MySQL 5.7+
• Composer
• Node.js (18+) and NPM

Installation Steps

1. Install Composer Dependencies

   composer install

2. Copy the Configuration File

   cp .env.example .env

3. Generate Application Key

   php artisan key:generate

4. Run Migrations

    php artisan migrate

   or, to refresh the database and re-run all migrations:

   php artisan migrate:fresh

5. (OPTIONAL) Run Laravel Pint (cs-fixer) Run pint (cs-fixer):

   vendor/bin/pint

6. Install NPM Dependencies

   npm install --no-save

   or, to update existing dependencies:

   npm update

7. Run Vite (for asset compilation & admin theme)

   npm run build

8. Start the Application

   php artisan serve

   Output

   Laravel development server started: http://localhost:8000