• Alejandro Sánchez
• 2º DAW
• Last push 1/3/2024
• Desployed here: https://forocastanita.duckdns.org/ (advise me to run it!)

Chestnut Forum

A simple web forum about chestnuts made with Laravel! Feel free to talk with others about the fantastic world of chestnuts.

Contents

• Requirements
• Installation

Requirements

• PHP >= 8.2
• Composer
• Node.js & npm
• Docker & Docker Compose (for Laravel Sail)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/chestnut-forum.git
cd chestnut-forum

2. Install PHP dependencies:

./vendor/bin/sail composer install

3. Install JavaScript dependencies:

./vendor/bin/sail npm install

4. Copy the example environment file and modify according to your environment:

cp .env.example .env

5. Start the Laravel Sail environment:

./vendor/bin/sail up -d

6. Generate the application key:

./vendor/bin/sail artisan key:generate

7. Run the database migrations:

./vendor/bin/sail artisan migrate

8. Seed the database with some data:

./vendor/bin/sail artisan db:seed

9. Create a symbolic link from public/storage to storage/app/public:

./vendor/bin/sail artisan storage:link

10. Compile your assets:

npm run dev

Now, you should be able to visit the application in your web browser by visiting http://localhost.