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# go into the project
cd laravel-vue-echo-chat

# 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

# 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 laravel core
php artisan serve

#run laravel-websocket
php artisan websocket:serve
YOU NEED TO GO TO http://localhost:8000/laravel-websockets AND CONNECT FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE WEBSOCKETS TO WORK 

# run webpack and watch for changes
npm run watch