Laravel reverb on production server to local development environment

To set up Laravel reverb (or any other development tool) on a production server and synchronize it with a local development environment, you'll need to follow these steps:

Install Laravel reverb on the production server: a. Create a new directory for the project or navigate to an existing one. b. Run composer require laravel/reverb to install Laravel reverb via Composer. c. Run npm install to install the frontend dependencies. d. Configure the environment variables by creating a .env file and setting up the necessary variables, such as APP_URL, DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, etc.
Set up Laravel Forge or a similar service to manage your production server: a. Sign up for Laravel Forge or another similar service that allows you to manage your production server easily. b. Connect your production server to Laravel Forge or the service of your choice. c. Create a new site or add an existing one to manage it through the service.
Configure Laravel Forge or the service to deploy your application: a. Set up the deployment user and permissions. b. Configure the web and database servers. c. Set up the SSH keys for secure deployment.
Set up Laravel reverb on your local development environment: a. Clone the production repository to your local development environment. b. Install the dependencies using composer install and npm install. c. Set up the environment variables in a .env.local file or in the .env file if you don't mind committing sensitive information to version control.
Configure Laravel Forge or the service to deploy changes from your local development environment to the production server: a. Set up a Git repository on your local development environment and push it to a remote repository, such as GitHub or Bitbucket. b. Configure Laravel Forge or the service to deploy changes from the remote repository to the production server automatically when you push new commits.
Set up Laravel reverb to use the production database on your local development environment: a. Install the Laravel Docker image with the MySQL server. b. Update the .env file on your local development environment with the production database credentials. c. Configure Laravel reverb to use the Docker MySQL server by adding the following lines to the .env file: DB_CONNECTION=pgsql, DB_HOST=database, DB_PORT=5432, and DB_DATABASE=your_database_name.
Configure Laravel reverb to use the production assets on your local development environment: a. Configure Laravel reverb to serve the production assets by adding the following lines to the .env file: MIX_PUSHER_APP_KEY=your_app_key, MIX_PUSHER_HOST=your_pusher_host, and MIX_PUSHER_PORT=your_pusher_port. b. Run php artisan config:cache to cache the configuration changes. c. Run npm run production to build the production assets.
Set up Laravel Forge or the service to serve the production assets on your local development environment: a. Configure Laravel Forge or the service to serve the production assets from the production server using a reverse proxy or a similar method.
Test the setup: a. Start the Laravel reverb development server on your local development environment using php artisan serve. b. Access the application in your web browser using the production URL, such as https://your-app.com. c. Verify that the application is using the production database and assets.

By following these steps, you'll be able to set up Laravel reverb on your production server and synchronize it with your local development environment, allowing you to develop and test changes locally before deploying them to the production server.