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⚡ Chann Labs Starter Kit

Premium Laravel + React Starter Kit for Modern Web Applications

Build SaaS applications 10x faster with production-ready architecture

Features • Quick Start • Documentation • Tech Stack

🎯 Overview

Chann Labs Starter Kit is a production-ready Laravel + React boilerplate designed for developers who want to ship faster without compromising on code quality. Built with modern best practices, it includes everything you need to launch your next SaaS product.

✨ What Makes It Special

🚀 Zero Configuration - Get started in minutes with automated setup
🎨 Premium UI - 50+ Shadcn UI components with dark mode support
🔐 Authentication Ready - Complete auth system with Laravel Fortify
👥 Multi-Tenancy - Built-in team management and organization support
📦 Type-Safe - Full TypeScript integration with Laravel Wayfinder
⚡ Lightning Fast - Optimized with Vite and SSR support
🎭 Modern Stack - Laravel 12, React 19, Inertia.js, Tailwind CSS v4

🚀 Features

🔐 Authentication & Authorization

Login, Register, Email Verification
Password Reset & Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) ready
Role-based access control
Session management

👥 Team Management

Multi-tenant architecture
Team creation and management
Member invitations
Role and permission system

🎨 UI Components

50+ pre-built Shadcn UI components
Dark mode support with system preference detection
Responsive design for all screen sizes
Hugeicons integration (3000+ icons)
Custom animations and transitions

🛠️ Developer Experience

TypeScript configuration
ESLint & Prettier setup
Laravel Pint for PHP formatting
Hot Module Replacement (HMR)
SSR support with Inertia.js
Type-safe routing with Laravel Wayfinder

📊 Additional Features

Database migrations and seeders
API routes and controllers
Queue system ready
Email notifications
File upload handling
Form validation

📦 Tech Stack

Backend

Laravel 12 - PHP Framework
Laravel Fortify - Authentication
Inertia.js - Modern Monolith
Laravel Wayfinder - Type-safe Routing

Frontend

React 19 - UI Library
TypeScript - Type Safety
Tailwind CSS v4 - Styling
Shadcn UI - Component Library
Radix UI - Headless Components
Hugeicons - Icon Library

Build Tools

Vite - Build Tool
ESLint - Linting
Prettier - Code Formatting
Laravel Pint - PHP Formatting

🏁 Quick Start

Prerequisites

PHP 8.2 or higher
Composer
Node.js 18 or higher
MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLite

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/channlabs/channlabs-starter-kit.git
cd channlabs-starter-kit

Run automated setup

composer setup

This will:

Install PHP dependencies
Copy .env.example to .env
Generate application key
Run database migrations
Install Node.js dependencies
Build frontend assets

Start development server

composer dev

This runs:

Laravel development server (http://localhost:8000)
Queue worker
Vite dev server with HMR

Alternative: Manual Setup

# Install dependencies
composer install
npm install

# Environment setup
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

# Database setup
php artisan migrate

# Build assets
npm run build

# Start server
php artisan serve

🎨 Development

Available Commands

Composer Scripts

composer setup      # Complete project setup
composer dev        # Start development servers
composer dev:ssr    # Start with SSR support
composer lint       # Format PHP code
composer test       # Run tests

NPM Scripts

npm run dev         # Start Vite dev server
npm run build       # Build for production
npm run build:ssr   # Build with SSR
npm run lint        # Lint and fix JS/TS
npm run format      # Format code with Prettier
npm run types       # Check TypeScript types

Project Structure

channlabs-starter-kit/
├── app/                    # Laravel application
│   ├── Console/           # Artisan commands
│   ├── Http/              # Controllers, Middleware
│   └── Models/            # Eloquent models
├── database/              # Migrations, Seeders
├── resources/
│   ├── js/                # React application
│   │   ├── components/    # Reusable components
│   │   ├── layouts/       # Page layouts
│   │   ├── pages/         # Inertia pages
│   │   └── lib/           # Utilities
│   └── views/             # Blade templates
├── routes/                # Route definitions
│   ├── web.php           # Web routes
│   └── api.php           # API routes
└── tests/                 # Test files

📚 Documentation

Key Concepts

Routing

Routes are defined in routes/web.php and automatically generate TypeScript types via Laravel Wayfinder:

Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
    return Inertia::render('dashboard');
})->name('dashboard');

import { dashboard } from '@/routes';

<Link href={dashboard()}>Dashboard</Link>;

Components

All UI components are located in resources/js/components/ui/ and follow Shadcn UI patterns:

import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';

<Button variant="outline">Click me</Button>;

Layouts

Page layouts are in resources/js/layouts/:

app-layout.tsx - Authenticated app layout
auth-layout.tsx - Authentication pages layout

🎨 Customization

Theming

Colors and design tokens are configured in tailwind.config.js. The starter kit uses CSS variables for theming:

@theme {
    --color-primary: oklch(0.6 0.2 250);
    --color-background: oklch(1 0 0);
}

Adding Components

Use Shadcn CLI to add new components:

npx shadcn@latest add [component-name]

🧪 Testing

# Run all tests
composer test

# Run PHP tests only
php artisan test

# Run with coverage
php artisan test --coverage

🚀 Deployment

Build for Production

npm run build
composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-dev
php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan view:cache

Environment Variables

Key environment variables to configure:

APP_NAME="Your App Name"
APP_ENV=production
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_URL=https://yourdomain.com

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_DATABASE=your_database
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Laravel - The PHP Framework
React - The UI Library
Inertia.js - The Modern Monolith
Shadcn UI - Beautiful Components
Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS

💬 Support

📧 Email: support@chann.id
🌐 Website: chann.id
📖 Documentation: [Coming Soon]
🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues

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