This project provides a foundation for building a real-time chat application using Laravel, Laravel Reverb (a Pusher alternative), and Vue 3. It enables users to connect, send messages, and receive updates in real-time, fostering a dynamic and engaging chat experience.

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1. Clone the repository:

git clone [email protected]:qirolab/laravel-reverb-chat.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd laravel-reverb-chat

3. Install dependencies:

composer install
npm install # or yarn install

4. Generate application key:

php artisan key:generate

5. Configure database connection:

Edit .env file according to your database credentials.

6. Migrate database tables

php artisan migrate

7. Start development server

php artisan serve
npm run dev:tailwind

Here we used npm run dev:tailwind instead of npm run dev because we created a tailwind theme using the Laravel Themer package in this project.