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Laravel Vue Starter Kit: Full-Stack Web App Boilerplate for Beginners

Are you looking to build a modern full-stack web application with Laravel and Vue.js? You’re in luck! The Laravel Vue Starter Kit is a pre-configured, ready-to-use boilerplate that helps you kickstart your project faster with best practices, built-in features, and a clean structure.

Whether you're a Laravel enthusiast or a Vue.js fan, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know to get started.

What is the Laravel Vue JS Starter Kit?

The Laravel Vue Starter Kit is an open-source boilerplate that combines:

• Laravel 10+ (May be 11+ or 12+) as the backend (API-first)

• Vue.js 3 as the frontend (using Vite for dev/build)

• Pinia for state management

• Vue Router for frontend routing

• Tailwind CSS for styling

• Inertia.js or SPA mode (depending on the configuration)

• Authentication scaffolding using Laravel Sanctum

• Pre-built components, layouts, and authentication pages

It's built with developer productivity in mind—allowing you to focus on building features instead of setting up your environment.

Why Use This Starter Kit? Ready-to-Use Authentication

Login, registration, password reset—already done for you using Laravel Sanctum and Vue.

Clean Folder Structure

Follows modern best practices for separating concerns between API and frontend.

TailwindCSS + Vue + Laravel = Fast UI Building

Rapidly build UI with reusable Vue components styled with Tailwind.

Vite-Powered Build Process

Ultra-fast development experience and hot module replacement (HMR).

Great for SPAs and PWAs

Easily extend to Progressive Web Apps or single-page applications.

Prerequisites

Before diving in, make sure you have:

• PHP 8.1+

• Composer

• Node.js 18+

• NPM or Yarn

• Laravel CLI (composer global require laravel/installer)

• MySQL or SQLite database

Installation Guide

Let’s walk through setting it up step-by-step.

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/laravel/vue-starter-kit.git my-app cd my-app

2. Install PHP Dependencies

composer install

3. Install JS Dependencies

npm install # or yarn

4. Set Up Environment Variables

Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

5. Set Up the Database

Edit the .env file and set your DB credentials. Then run:

php artisan migrate

6. Run the Dev Server

Start Laravel backend:

php artisan serve

Start Vue frontend:

npm run dev
npm run prod

Now, visit http://localhost:8000 to view your app in action!

🧩 Folder Structure Overview

Here’s a breakdown of what’s inside the project:

📁 resources/js

• components/ – Reusable Vue components

• pages/ – Page-level Vue components

• router/ – Vue Router configuration

• store/ – Pinia store modules

• App.vue – Main app shell

• main.js – Vue app initialization

📁 routes/api.php

Defines your API routes using Laravel.

📁 app/Http/Controllers/

Contains your API logic for backend resources.

Authentication System

The kit comes with:

• Register & Login pages (Vue)

• Laravel Sanctum for API token authentication

• Middleware protection for API routes

• Built-in validation and error handling

Use php artisan route:list to see all available API routes.

Customization Tips

Here are a few things you can tweak right away:

Add Your First Page

1. Create a new Vue file in resources/js/pages/Hello.vue:

template div class="p-4"Hello, Laravel + Vue!/div /template

1. Add a route in router/index.js:

{ path: '/hello', name: 'hello', component: () = import('../pages/Hello.vue'), }

Visit /hello in the browser to see it!

Deploying Your App

To prepare for production:

npm run build php artisan config:cache php artisan route:cache

Then deploy to your preferred hosting (Laravel Forge, DigitalOcean, etc.).

 Tips for Beginners

• Use Laravel API resources to transform your data.

• Use Axios (already included) to make API requests.

• Use Vue DevTools and Laravel Debugbar for debugging.

• Practice separation of concerns: keep frontend logic in Vue, backend logic in Laravel.

📚 Useful Resources

• Laravel Docs

• Vue 3 Docs

• Pinia State Management

• Tailwind CSS

• Vite

Summary

The Laravel Vue Starter Kit is a powerful foundation for building your next modern web application. Whether you’re creating a dashboard, CRM, or any SaaS product, this starter kit gives you the tools you need out of the box.

With built-in authentication, modern tooling, and best practices baked in, you can focus on what matters most—building amazing features.

So go ahead, fork the repo, experiment, and build something awesome!