How to Setup Laravel Valet on macOS

If you're a developer working on a macOS device, you might be looking for a fast and reliable local development environment for your Laravel projects. Luckily, Laravel Valet provides an excellent solution to that.

In this article, we will guide you through the process of setting up Laravel Valet on macOS. We will cover everything from the prerequisites to the installation process, and how to use Valet to serve your Laravel projects.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS device:

• Homebrew
• PHP
• Composer
• MySQL

Installing Laravel Valet

Once you have installed the prerequisites, you can follow these steps to install Laravel Valet on your macOS device:

1. Open Terminal on your macOS device.
2. Run the following command to install Valet:

$ composer global require laravel/valet

1. After the installation is complete, run the following command to install Valet:

$ valet install

1. This command will configure your macOS device to use Valet for serving your Laravel projects.
2. To check if Valet is installed correctly, run the following command:

$ valet --version

1. This command should return the version number of Valet installed on your macOS device.

Serving Laravel Projects with Valet

Now that you have installed Valet, you can use it to serve your Laravel projects. Here are the steps to do that:

1. Navigate to the root directory of your Laravel project using Terminal.
2. Run the following command to create a Valet link for your project:

$ valet link

1. This command will create a secure link for your Laravel project that can be accessed through the browser.
2. Open your browser and enter the following URL:

https://project-name.test

1. Replace project-name with the name of your Laravel project. This URL should take you to the homepage of your Laravel project.

Advanced Valet Configuration

Valet provides some advanced configuration options that you can use to customize your local development environment. Here are a few examples:

• Using a custom domain: If you prefer to use a custom domain instead of the default .test domain, you can configure Valet to use it. Run the following command to do that:

$ valet domain custom-domain

• Replace custom-domain with the domain name that you want to use.
• Using HTTPS: By default, Valet serves your projects over HTTP. However, if you want to use HTTPS, you can enable it by running the following command:

$ valet secure

• This command will generate a secure certificate for your projects and serve them over HTTPS.

Conclusion

Setting up Laravel Valet on macOS is a straightforward process that can greatly improve your local development workflow. With Valet, you can quickly serve your Laravel projects and take advantage of the advanced configuration options it provides.

If you followed the steps outlined in this article, you should now have a working installation of Laravel Valet on your macOS device. Happy coding!

FAQs

1. What is Laravel Valet?

Laravel Valet is a local development environment for macOS that allows you to serve your Laravel projects with ease.

1. Do I need to install anything else besides the prerequisites mentioned in this article?

No, the prerequisites mentioned in this article should be enough to