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Backend Setup ​

Prerequisites ​

  • PHP 8.3+
  • Composer
  • Docker Desktop (for PostgreSQL)

Environment ​

Backend env file: backend/.env

Required database values for Laravel:

env
DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=5432
DB_DATABASE=techtutor
DB_USERNAME=techtutor_user
DB_PASSWORD=techtutor_pass

Required values for Docker Postgres service (read through Compose env file):

env
POSTGRES_DB=techtutor
POSTGRES_USER=techtutor_user
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=techtutor_pass

Start Database ​

From project root:

bash
docker compose up -d

Postgres data is persisted under:

  • backend/database/data

Install and Run Backend ​

From backend:

bash
composer install
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed
php artisan serve

Useful Commands ​

bash
php artisan migrate:fresh --seed
php artisan test
vendor/bin/pint