How to configure the Laravel/UI package with login and registration scaffolding using Bootstrap
Published: 2022-12-21 18:49:01

Hi and welcome to this tutorial on how to configure the Laravel/UI package with login and registration scaffolding using Bootstrap. Laravel is a popular PHP framework that is used to build web applications, and the Laravel/UI package provides a quick and easy way to set up the front-end components of a Laravel project, including login and registration scaffolding. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of configuring the Laravel/UI package with login and registration scaffolding using Bootstrap in a new Laravel project.

_**Install the Laravel/UI package**_

To start, we need to make sure that the Laravel/UI package is installed in our project. To do this, run the following command in the root directory of your Laravel project:

`composer require laravel/ui`

This will install the Laravel/UI package and all of its dependencies.

**_Install Bootstrap_**

Next, we will install Bootstrap as our front-end framework. To do this, run the following command:

`php artisan ui bootstrap`

This will install Bootstrap and set it up as the default front-end framework for your project.

**_Install login and registration scaffolding_**

Now that we have Bootstrap installed, we can set up login and registration scaffolding for our project. To do this, run the following command:

`php artisan ui bootstrap --auth`

This will create all of the necessary views and routes for login and registration, as well as the controllers and models needed to handle user authentication.

_**Writing CSS**_

After installing the `laravel/ui` Composer package and generating the frontend scaffolding, Laravel's package.json file will include the bootstrap package to help you get started prototyping your application's frontend using Bootstrap. However, feel free to add or remove packages from the `package.json` file as needed for your own application. You are not required to use the Bootstrap framework to build your Laravel application - it is provided as a good starting point for those who choose to use it.

Before compiling your CSS, install your project's frontend dependencies using the Node package manager (NPM):

`npm install`

Once the dependencies have been installed using `npm install`, you can compile your SASS files to plain CSS using Vite. The `npm run dev` command will process the instructions in your `vite.config.js` file. Typically, your compiled CSS will be placed in the `public/build/assets` directory:

`npm run dev`

The `vite.config.js` file included with Laravel's frontend scaffolding will compile the `resources/sass/app.scss` SASS file. This `app.scss` file imports a file of SASS variables and loads Bootstrap, which provides a good starting point for most applications. Feel free to customize the `app.scss` file however you wish or even use an entirely different pre-processor by configuring Vite.

_**Customize the login and registration views**_

If you want to customize the appearance of the login and registration views, you can do so by modifying the Blade templates in the `resources/views/auth` directory. These templates use Bootstrap classes and components, so you can use the Bootstrap documentation to style them as needed.

**_Test the login and registration system_**

To test the login and registration system, start your Laravel development server by running the following command:

`php artisan serve`

Then, visit `http://localhost:8000/register` in your web browser to register a new user. Once you have registered, you can log in by visiting `http://localhost:8000/login`.


And that's it! You now know how to configure the Laravel/UI package with login and registration scaffolding using Bootstrap in a Laravel project. I hope you found this tutorial helpful. Thanks for watching!