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A community Laravel starter kit for a first-party Vue SPA using Vue Router instead of Inertia.js.

This is not an official Laravel starter kit and is not endorsed by Laravel.

Why this starter kit

Stack: Laravel, Vue 3, TypeScript, Vue Router, Fortify, Sanctum, Wayfinder, and Vite.

Architecture choice: a traditional same-origin SPA instead of Inertia.js.

Laravel
  ├─ Fortify
  ├─ Sanctum
  ├─ API
  └─ Blade SPA shell
        ↓
      Vue 3
        ↓
    Vue Router
        ↓
      Axios

UI and developer experience are inspired by Laravel’s official Vue starter kit; the runtime is a conventional SPA with browser-owned routing.

Quick Start

Laravel Installer

laravel new my-app --using=muradyanvano/laravel-vue-spa-starter-kit
cd my-app
npm run dev

Composer create-project

composer create-project muradyanvano/laravel-vue-spa-starter-kit my-app
cd my-app
npm run dev

Pin a specific release when you need an immutable install (for example v1.1.0 or v1.0.0).

Clone / source development

git clone https://github.com/muradyanvano/laravel-vue-spa-starter-kit.git
cd laravel-vue-spa-starter-kit
composer setup
npm run dev

Requirements

PHP 8.3+
Composer
Node.js 22+ (recommended; CI also covers Node 25)
SQLite (default) or another supported database

The generated project is a normal Laravel application you own and can customize freely.

Features

Authentication

Login / registration / logout
Passkey sign-in (WebAuthn; requires a supported browser/platform)
Password reset
Email verification
Password confirmation (password or passkey)
Two-factor authentication (password login)
Recovery codes

Passkeys

Sign in with a passkey from the login page (requires a WebAuthn-capable browser or platform)
Confirm sensitive actions with a passkey on the confirm-password page
Manage passkeys under Settings → Security (list, register, remove)
Fortify and @laravel/passkeys handle WebAuthn ceremonies; Sanctum session cookies remain the SPA auth model
Password login and password confirmation remain available alongside passkeys

Application

Responsive sidebar shell and mobile navigation
Dashboard
Profile settings (including account deletion)
Security settings (password update, 2FA, and passkey management)
Appearance settings (light / dark / system)

Developer experience

TypeScript
Laravel Wayfinder
Axios
Tailwind CSS + shadcn-vue / Reka UI
Pest, Vitest, PHPStan, Pint
Optional Laravel Boost support

Architecture

Concern	This kit
Browser routing	Vue Router
Auth capabilities	Laravel Fortify
SPA session auth	Sanctum stateful cookies + CSRF
HTTP client	Axios
Typed routes / actions	Laravel Wayfinder
Page shell	Blade SPA shell + Vue
Inertia	Not used

Laravel owns the API/backend, Fortify endpoints, Sanctum session authentication, and the SPA shell/fallback.

Vue owns browser routing, layouts/pages, authentication state, and API interaction.

Laravel serves the Blade SPA shell for browser routes such as /dashboard and /settings/profile. The catch-all does not swallow /api/*, /sanctum/*, /up, /email/*, /storage/*, Fortify endpoints, or public assets.

Authentication and security

Default design: Laravel and the SPA share one origin (for example https://example.com).

Sanctum cookie / session authentication (not JWT)
CSRF protection via /sanctum/csrf-cookie and X-XSRF-TOKEN
No auth tokens or WebAuthn credentials stored in localStorage
Session regeneration on authentication events
Password confirmation for sensitive actions (including passkey registration and removal)
Email verification
Two-factor authentication and recovery-code handling
Passkey metadata API exposes safe fields only (id, name, authenticator, timestamps)

Split-origin deployments need correct SANCTUM_STATEFUL_DOMAINS, session cookie domain/SameSite, CORS, and CSRF configuration. That layout is out of scope for the default kit.

Useful variables: APP_URL, SESSION_DOMAIN, SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE, SANCTUM_STATEFUL_DOMAINS, MAIL_*.

Password reset and email verification use Laravel’s mailer. Configure MAIL_* (or a local driver such as log / Mailpit) before relying on those flows outside tests.

Appearance

Appearance is client-driven (light / dark / system) via localStorage and an appearance cookie, matching the official-kit style settings experience.

Development

From a generated app or a clone of this repository:

composer setup      # install deps, .env, key, migrate, build
composer dev        # concurrent PHP + Vite + queue/logs helpers
composer test       # Pint + PHPStan + Pest
composer ci:check   # frontend gates + Vitest + backend suite

Frontend:

npm run dev
npm run build
npm run test
npm run check
npm run types:check
npm run wayfinder:generate

Or run php artisan serve and npm run dev in separate terminals.

Testing and quality

CI runs on pushes to main and develop, and on pull requests, including:

Pest (PHP)
Vitest (Vue)
PHPStan
TypeScript (types:check)
Formatting / lint (check)
Laravel Pint
Production build verification
Fresh git-archive consumer install checks
Node.js 22 and 25 matrix coverage

Exact test counts belong in release notes; they change over time.

Wayfinder

These directories are generated and gitignored:

resources/js/actions
resources/js/routes
resources/js/wayfinder

Do not edit or commit them. npm run build / npm run dev generate them via @laravel/vite-plugin-wayfinder. npm run types:check also ensures they exist before vue-tsc runs.

On a completely fresh tree, run composer setup (or at least npm run build / npm run types:check) before expecting TypeScript imports from @/routes / @/actions to resolve.

Laravel Boost

laravel/boost is an optional development dependency for AI-assisted coding.

Boost setup is not mandatory. After creating an app, install Boost guidelines/skills only if you want them:

php artisan boost:install

The Laravel installer may also offer Boost during laravel new. Generated Boost state (boost.json, agent guideline files such as AGENTS.md) is gitignored and is not shipped to Packagist consumers. Composer lifecycle scripts do not run boost:update or boost:install automatically.

Attribution

UI and developer experience inspired by Laravel’s official Vue starter kit.

This community project is independent of Laravel and is not an official starter kit maintained by Laravel. See NOTICE.md for third-party notices.

License

MIT — see LICENSE and NOTICE.md.

muradyanvano / laravel-vue-spa-starter-kit

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