zhiru / laravel-realtime-chat-demo

Realtime chat demo using Laravel 5.4, VueJS and Pusher

Realtime Chat Demo with Laravel 5.4, VueJS, and Pusher

Check out the article here.

Development

1. Clone or fork this repository

2. Run composer install

3. Run php artisan key:generate

4. Fill out relevant items in your .env file, including:

   DB_CONNECTION
   PUSHER_APP_ID
   PUSHER_KEY
   PUSHER_SECRET
   

5. Run npm i

6. Build assets with npm run dev

7. Use php artisan serve or another method to view the app in the browser

Important Notes

• You will need to set your environment variables in the .env file! Don't forget to change the broadcasting settings to Pusher, for example.
• Depending on your geographical location, you will need to set a cluster variable for Pusher. See Laravel Docs for more information
• I don't have time to provide help/support since this is a free project, but I encourage you to watch the videos and make sure you've followed all the steps.