Local dev

Prerequisites

Laravel Herd installed
Git installed
Flux Pro credentials (for Livewire components)

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/stuartbrameld/growth-method
cd growth-method

2. Install PHP dependencies

composer install

Note: You’ll be prompted for Flux Pro credentials during installation

3. Install JavaScript dependencies

npm install

4. Set up environment file

cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

5. Create local database

Create a new MySQL database named growth_method:

mysql -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE growth_method;"

Note: Latest major version of MySQL 8 is fine

6. Configure database connection

Update your .env file with:

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

7. Start Vite development server

npm run dev

Keep this running in a separate terminal tab

8. Access your application

Your site will be available at: http://growth-method.test

Optional: Pull Production Database

If you need production data locally: Use TablePlus, or export from Forge using the command below

ssh forge@your-server
mysqldump growth_method > growth_method.sql
exit

Import locally

Use TablePlus or import to Forge using the command below

scp forge@your-server:~/growth_method.sql .
mysql -u root growth_method < growth_method.sql

Local .ENV

Switch the filesystem to local storage

FILESYSTEM_DISK=local
PROFILE_PHOTO_DISK=public

Switch the Laravel Scout driver (used with Algolia for search indexing) to null

SCOUT_DRIVER=null

Optional: Link Storage

If your application uses file uploads: bash

php artisan storage:link

This creates a symbolic link from public/storage to storage/app/public.

Troubleshooting

Assets not loading? Make sure npm run dev is running Database connection failed? Verify MySQL is running in Herd and database credentials are correct Permission errors? Ensure storage/ and bootstrap/cache/ directories are writable

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Prerequisites

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

2. Install PHP dependencies

3. Install JavaScript dependencies

4. Set up environment file

5. Create local database

6. Configure database connection

7. Start Vite development server

8. Access your application

Optional: Pull Production Database

Import locally

Local .ENV

Optional: Link Storage

Troubleshooting

​Prerequisites

​Installation Steps

​1. Clone the repository

​2. Install PHP dependencies

​3. Install JavaScript dependencies

​4. Set up environment file

​5. Create local database

​6. Configure database connection

​7. Start Vite development server

​8. Access your application

​Optional: Pull Production Database

​Import locally

​Local .ENV

​Optional: Link Storage

​Troubleshooting

Prerequisites

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

2. Install PHP dependencies

3. Install JavaScript dependencies

4. Set up environment file

5. Create local database

6. Configure database connection

7. Start Vite development server

8. Access your application

Optional: Pull Production Database

Import locally

Local .ENV

Optional: Link Storage

Troubleshooting