'providers' => [

    ...

    /**
     * Third Party Service Providers...
     */
    jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\RolesServiceProvider::class,

],

<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
use jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Traits\HasRoleAndPermission;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use Notifiable;
    use HasRoleAndPermission;

    // rest of your model ...
}

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {
        Model::unguard();

            $this->call('PermissionsTableSeeder');
            $this->call('RolesTableSeeder');
            $this->call('ConnectRelationshipsSeeder');
            //$this->call('UsersTableSeeder');

        Model::reguard();
    }
}

$adminRole = config('roles.models.role')::create([
    'name' => 'Admin',
    'slug' => 'admin',
    'description' => '',
    'level' => 5,
]);

$moderatorRole = config('roles.models.role')::create([
    'name' => 'Forum Moderator',
    'slug' => 'forum.moderator',
]);

$user = config('roles.defaultUserModel')::find($id);

$user->attachRole($adminRole); // you can pass whole object, or just an id
$user->detachRole($adminRole); // in case you want to detach role
$user->detachAllRoles(); // in case you want to detach all roles
$user->syncRoles($roles); // you can pass Eloquent collection, or just an array of ids

    protected function create(array $data)
    {
        $user = config('roles.defaultUserModel')::create([
            'name' => $data['name'],
            'email' => $data['email'],
            'password' => bcrypt($data['password']),
        ]);

        $role = config('roles.models.role')::where('name', '=', 'User')->first();  //choose the default role upon user creation.
        $user->attachRole($role);

        return $user;

    }

if ($user->hasRole('admin')) { // you can pass an id or slug
    //
}

if ($user->isAdmin()) {
    //
}

if ($user->hasRole(['admin', 'moderator'])) {
    /*
    | Or alternatively:
    | $user->hasRole('admin, moderator'), $user->hasRole('admin|moderator'),
    | $user->hasOneRole('admin, moderator'), $user->hasOneRole(['admin', 'moderator']), $user->hasOneRole('admin|moderator')
    */

    // The user has at least one of the roles
}

if ($user->hasRole(['admin', 'moderator'], true)) {
    /*
    | Or alternatively:
    | $user->hasRole('admin, moderator', true), $user->hasRole('admin|moderator', true),
    | $user->hasAllRoles('admin, moderator'), $user->hasAllRoles(['admin', 'moderator']), $user->hasAllRoles('admin|moderator')
    */

    // The user has all roles
}

if ($user->level() > 4) {
    //
}

$createUsersPermission = config('roles.models.permission')::create([
    'name' => 'Create users',
    'slug' => 'create.users',
    'description' => '', // optional
]);

$deleteUsersPermission = config('roles.models.permission')::create([
    'name' => 'Delete users',
    'slug' => 'delete.users',
]);

$role = config('roles.models.role')::find($roleId);
$role->attachPermission($createUsersPermission); // permission attached to a role

$user = config('roles.defaultUserModel')::find($userId);
$user->attachPermission($deleteUsersPermission); // permission attached to a user

$role->detachPermission($createUsersPermission); // in case you want to detach permission
$role->detachAllPermissions(); // in case you want to detach all permissions
$role->syncPermissions($permissions); // you can pass Eloquent collection, or just an array of ids

$user->detachPermission($deleteUsersPermission);
$user->detachAllPermissions();
$user->syncPermissions($permissions); // you can pass Eloquent collection, or just an array of ids

if ($user->hasPermission('create.users')) { // you can pass an id or slug
    //
}

if ($user->canDeleteUsers()) {
    //
}

use App\Article;

$editArticlesPermission = config('roles.models.permission')::create([
    'name' => 'Edit articles',
    'slug' => 'edit.articles',
    'model' => 'App\Article',
]);

$user->attachPermission($editArticlesPermission);

$article = Article::find(1);

if ($user->allowed('edit.articles', $article)) { // $user->allowedEditArticles($article)
    //
}

if ($user->allowed('edit.articles', $article, false)) { // now owner check is disabled
    //
}

@role('admin') // @if(Auth::check() && Auth::user()->hasRole('admin'))
    // user has admin role
@endrole

@permission('edit.articles') // @if(Auth::check() && Auth::user()->hasPermission('edit.articles'))
    // user has edit articles permissison
@endpermission

@level(2) // @if(Auth::check() && Auth::user()->level() >= 2)
    // user has level 2 or higher
@endlevel

@allowed('edit', $article) // @if(Auth::check() && Auth::user()->allowed('edit', $article))
    // show edit button
@endallowed

@role('admin|moderator', true) // @if(Auth::check() && Auth::user()->hasRole('admin|moderator', true))
    // user has admin and moderator role
@else
    // something else
@endrole

/**
 * The application's route middleware.
 *
 * @var array
 */
protected $routeMiddleware = [
    'auth' => \App\Http\Middleware\Authenticate::class,
    'auth.basic' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\AuthenticateWithBasicAuth::class,
    'guest' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
    'role' => \jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Middleware\VerifyRole::class,
    'permission' => \jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Middleware\VerifyPermission::class,
    'level' => \jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Middleware\VerifyLevel::class,
];

Route::get('/', function () {
    //
})->middleware('role:admin');

Route::get('/', function () {
    //
})->middleware('permission:edit.articles');

Route::get('/', function () {
    //
})->middleware('level:2'); // level >= 2

Route::get('/', function () {
    //
})->middleware('role:admin', 'level:2'); // level >= 2 and Admin

Route::group(['middleware' => ['role:admin']], function () {
    //
});

    /**
     * Render an exception into an HTTP response.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Exception  $exception
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function render($request, Exception $exception)
    {

        $userLevelCheck = $exception instanceof \jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Exceptions\RoleDeniedException ||
            $exception instanceof \jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Exceptions\RoleDeniedException ||
            $exception instanceof \jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Exceptions\PermissionDeniedException ||
            $exception instanceof \jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Exceptions\LevelDeniedException;

        if ($userLevelCheck) {

            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
                return Response::json(array(
                    'error'    =>  403,
                    'message'   =>  'Unauthorized.'
                ), 403);
            }

            abort(403);
        }

        return parent::render($request, $exception);
    }

<?php

return [

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Package Connection
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | You can set a different database connection for this package. It will set
    | new connection for models Role and Permission. When this option is null,
    | it will connect to the main database, which is set up in database.php
    |
    */

    'connection' => null,

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Slug Separator
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | Here you can change the slug separator. This is very important in matter
    | of magic method __call() and also a `Slugable` trait. The default value
    | is a dot.
    |
    */

    'separator' => '.',

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Models
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | If you want, you can replace default models from this package by models
    | you created. Have a look at `jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Models\Role` model and
    | `jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Models\Permission` model.
    |
    */

    'models' => [
        'role'       => jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Models\Role::class,
        'permission' => jeremykenedy\LaravelRoles\Models\Permission::class,
    ],

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Roles, Permissions and Allowed "Pretend"
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | You can pretend or simulate package behavior no matter what is in your
    | database. It is really useful when you are testing you application.
    | Set up what will methods hasRole(), hasPermission() and allowed() return.
    |
    */

    'pretend' => [

        'enabled' => false,

        'options' => [
            'hasRole'       => true,
            'hasPermission' => true,
            'allowed'       => true,
        ],

    ],

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Laravel Default User Model
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | This is the applications default user model.
    |
    */

    'defaultUserModel' => env('ROLES_DEFAULT_USER_MODEL', config('auth.providers.users.model')),

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Default Seeds
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | These are the default package seeds. You can seed the package built
    | in seeds without having to seed them. These seed directly from
    | the package. These are not the published seeds.
    |
    */

    'defaultSeeds' => [
        'PermissionsTableSeeder'        => env('ROLES_SEED_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS', true),
        'RolesTableSeeder'              => env('ROLES_SEED_DEFAULT_ROLES', true),
        'ConnectRelationshipsSeeder'    => env('ROLES_SEED_DEFAULT_RELATIONSHIPS', true),
        'UsersTableSeeder'              => env('ROLES_SEED_DEFAULT_USERS', false),
    ],
];