Shivek-Sharma / chirper

Mini blog application built on Laravel

Chirper

Mini Blogging Platform

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation Guide

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Composer
• Node.js
• npm
• PHP
• Laravel
• MySQL (or any other database of your choice)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Shivek-Sharma/chirper.git
   cd chirper

2. Install backend dependencies:

   composer install

3. Create a copy of the .env file:

   cp .env.example .env

   Update the .env file with your database credentials.

4. Generate application key:

   php artisan key:generate

5. Run database migrations:

   php artisan migrate

6. Install frontend dependencies:

   npm install

7. Start the Frontend development server:

   npm run dev

8. Run the Laravel development server:

   php artisan serve

   Your application should now be running at http://localhost:8000.