When I Vagrant Up->Vagrant SSH my terminal doesn't go to the Homestead "Logo" screen, it just shows a blank terminal. What should I do?
When you run vagrant up
and then vagrant ssh
to connect to your Homestead environment, but instead of seeing the Homestead logo screen, you only see a blank terminal, it could be due to a few reasons. Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot and resolve the issue:
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Check if the SSH connection is established successfully: Try running
vagrant ssh -i path/to/your/key.pem
command instead ofvagrant ssh
. If you are able to connect to the server without seeing the Homestead logo screen, then it means that the SSH connection is being established, but the Homestead provisioner is not running. -
Check if the Homestead provisioner is running: You can check if the Homestead provisioner is running by checking the Vagrantfile in your Homestead project directory. Make sure that the
config.vm.provision "homestead"
line is present and uncommented. Also, ensure that you have the Homestead provider installed by runningvagrant plugin install vagrant-homestead
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Check if the Homestead initializer script is running: The Homestead initializer script is responsible for setting up the environment and installing the required dependencies. You can check if the script is running by checking the output of the
vagrant up
command. Look for lines that indicate the installation of Apache, MySQL, and PHP. If you don't see these lines, then the initializer script may not be running.To manually run the initializer script, you can SSH into the server and run the following commands:
cd /home/vagrant git clone https://github.com/laravel/homestead.git Homestead bash Homestead/install.sh
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Check if the Homestead config file is being loaded: The Homestead config file is responsible for configuring the Apache and MySQL servers. You can check if the file is being loaded by checking the Apache error logs. To view the error logs, run the following command in the terminal:
su vagrant -c "tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log"
Look for any error messages related to the Homestead config file or the Laravel application. If you see any errors, then you may need to manually configure the Apache and MySQL servers.
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Check if the Laravel application is installed: You can check if the Laravel application is installed by checking the output of the
vagrant ssh
command. Once you are connected to the server, run the following command to check if Laravel is installed:php -r "file_exists('/home/vagrant/Code/laravel/artisan') ? print 'Laravel installed.' : print 'Laravel not installed.'";
If Laravel is not installed, then you may need to manually install it by cloning the repository and running the installation script.
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Check if the Homestead extensions are installed: The Homestead extensions are responsible for providing syntax highlighting and other features in your text editor. You can check if the extensions are installed by checking the output of the
vagrant ssh
command. Once you are connected to the server, run the following command to check if the Homestead extensions are installed:php -r "echo shell_exec('which php-config');"
If the output does not contain the path to the PHP config file, then you may need to install the Homestead extensions manually.
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Restart the Vagrant machine: If none of the above steps resolve the issue, then you can try restarting the Vagrant machine by running
vagrant reload
. This will stop and start the Vagrant machine, which may resolve any issues that were causing the blank terminal screen.
If you have followed all of the above steps and are still experiencing issues, then you may need to seek further assistance from the Homestead community or the Laravel forums.