Laravel Starter Template

A streamlined Laravel starter template featuring SQLite database, Alpine.js for frontend interactivity, Tailwind CSS for styling, and Font Awesome icons. Built with Blade templating and Vite for hot-reloading, this template provides a modern full-stack development experience without heavy JavaScript frameworks.

Core Components

• Backend Framework: Laravel
• Database: SQLite
• Frontend Stack:
  • Alpine.js for dynamic functionality
  • Tailwind CSS for styling
  • Font Awesome for icons
  • Blade templating engine
• Development Tools:
  • Vite with hot-reloading
  • Browser-sync for live preview

Requirements

• PHP >= 8.1
• Composer
• Node.js & NPM
• SQLite

How to Use This Template for Your Laravel Application

1. Create a new private repository on GitHub for your project

2. Clone this template repository to create your new project: ```bash

   Clone the template repository

   git clone cd

Remove the original remote and add your new private repository

git remote remove origin git remote add origin

3. Install dependencies and set up the environment:
```bash
# Copy environment file
cp .env.example .env

# Install dependencies
composer install
npm install

# Generate application key
php artisan key:generate

# Create SQLite database
touch database/database.sqlite

# Run migrations
php artisan migrate

4. Push to your new private repository:

   git push -u origin main
   

5. Start development: ```bash

   Terminal 1: Start Laravel server

   php artisan serve

Terminal 2: Start Vite development server

npm run dev

Visit `http://localhost:8000` to see your application.

## Features

### Frontend Development
- **Alpine.js:** Lightweight JavaScript framework for adding dynamic behavior
- **Tailwind CSS:** Utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development
- **Font Awesome:** Comprehensive icon library
- **Live Reload:** Automatic page refresh on code changes

### Backend Development
- **SQLite Database:** Simple, serverless database setup
- **Blade Templates:** Laravel's powerful templating engine
- **Laravel Standard Features:** Authentication, validation, and more

## Directory Structure

Key directories and files:

├── app/ # PHP application code ├── database/ │ └── database.sqlite # SQLite database file ├── resources/ │ ├── css/ # Tailwind CSS and custom styles │ ├── js/ # Alpine.js and custom scripts │ └── views/ # Blade templates ├── routes/ # Application routes ├── vite.config.js # Vite configuration └── tailwind.config.js # Tailwind CSS configuration

## Deployment

This template comes with a pre-configured `Procfile` for Heroku deployment. For other platforms, standard Laravel deployment procedures apply.

## Customization

### Adding Custom Styles
Add your custom CSS in `resources/css/app.css`

### Adding Custom JavaScript
Add your custom JavaScript in `resources/js/app.js`

### Modifying Tailwind Configuration
Update `tailwind.config.js` to add custom colors, fonts, or other theme settings

## Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

## License

This project is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).