Creating a Laravel SaaS with Jetstream: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this detailed guide, I’ll walk you through the step by step process o constructing a typical Laravel-based SaaS platform using the plethora of packages and tools provided by the Laravel community.

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Part 1/6: Setting Up Laravel and Jetstream

First things first, let's get the basics out of the way. We'll start by creating a new Laravel project and then add Jetstream to it. Jetstream will provide us with a solid foundation including login and registration features.

Here’s how to do it:

Open your terminal and run the following command to create a new Laravel project named "project". This will set up a new Laravel application directory for you.

laravel new project

Now, let's move into your new project's directory with this command:

cd project

Inside your project folder, install Laravel Jetstream. This package is responsible for providing your application with a beautiful and responsive design.

composer require laravel/jetstream

Once Jetstream is installed, set it up using Livewire. Livewire is a full-stack framework that makes building dynamic interfaces simple, without leaving the comfort of Laravel.

php artisan jetstream:install livewire

And there you have it! You've just installed the default Laravel Jetstream setup.