instagram Clone made with laravel

installing guide

cloning

git clone https://github.com/Rjviviers/instaClone-laravel.git

enviroment setup

check .env.example and change the lines as needed for mysql

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=
DB_USERNAME=
DB_PASSWORD=

for sqllite

DB_CONNECTION=sqlite

when done remove the .example from the file name

composer

run composer install to get all packages

get composer here

composer install

database setup

you will need to run a fresh migrate make sure you are in the directory with your cmd

php artisan migrate:fresh

mailer set up

you need a mailtrap account you can get one here (its free)

in inboxes you can go to intergration select laravel and copy that paste that in your env file

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=******
MAIL_PASSWORD=******
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls

should look somthing like this

starting the site

php artisan serve

making frontend changes (js)

npm run watch

if images dont upload run

php artisan storage:link

credit

freecodecamp.com

codetape on youtube