# Getting started ## Installation Please check the official laravel installation guide for server requirements before you start. [Official Documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/5.4/installation#installation) Clone the repository git clone [remote] Switch to the repo folder cd [remote-name] Install all the dependencies using composer composer install Create database for this app, copy the example env file and make the required database configuration changes in the .env file cp .env.example .env Run the database migrations (**Set the database connection in .env before migrating**) php artisan migrate --seed Start the local development server php artisan serve You can now access the server at http://localhost:8000 # Code overview ## Folders - `app/Models` - Contains all the Eloquent models - `app/Http/Controllers` - Contains all the controllers - `config` - Contains all the application configuration files - `database/factories` - Contains the model factory for all the models - `database/migrations` - Contains all the database migrations - `database/seeds` - Contains the database seeder - `routes` - Contains all the api routes defined in api.php file ## Environment variables - `.env` - Environment variables can be set in this file ***Note*** : You can quickly set the database information and other variables in this file and have the application fully working. ---------- # Default SuperUser Default Email : admin@example.com Password : password