# go into the project cd Messenger-App-VueJS-and-Laravel # create a .env file cp .env.example .env # install composer dependencies composer update # install npm dependencies npm install # generate a key for your application php artisan key:generate # create a local MySQL database (make sure you have MySQL up and running) mysql -u root > create database chat_db; > exit; # add the database connection config to your .env file DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_DATABASE=chat_db DB_USERNAME=root DB_PASSWORD= # run the migration files to generate the schema php artisan migrate # visit https://pusher.com and create a free app. then copy the keys into your .env file PUSHER_APP_ID=your_pusher_app_id PUSHER_APP_KEY=your_pusher_app_key PUSHER_APP_SECRET=your_pusher_app_secret PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER=your_pusher_cluster # change the BROADCAST_DRIVER in your .env to pusher BROADCAST_DRIVER=pusher # seed your databse with some users and messages php artisan db:seed # run webpack and watch for changes npm run watch