souravmsh/laravel-installer

A sleek and easy-to-use web-based installer for Laravel applications.

1.2.6 2026-06-29 08:39 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.2
• illuminate/support: ^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0

Requires (Dev)

• orchestra/testbench: ^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^9.5|^10.1

proprietary

• Shohrab Hossain

• configuration
• installer
• wizard
• install
• laravel
• deployment
• Settings
• setup
• souravmsh
• codekernel

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-06-29 08:40 UTC

README

A sleek, modern, and easy-to-use web-based installer for Laravel applications. This package provides a step-by-step wizard to help users set up your Laravel application, including environment configuration, database connection, and license validation.

Features

• Standard Requirements Check: Verifies PHP version and required extensions.
• Permissions Check: Ensures necessary directories are writable.
• Environment Configuration: Easy setup for .env variables.
• Database Setup: Wizard for database connection and migration.
• License Validation: Flexible support for license key validation (Required, Optional, or Disabled).
• Modern Mobile-App UI: Sleek, glassmorphism-based design optimized for clarity and ease of use.

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require souravmsh/laravel-installer

Setup

1. Register the Service Provider (Optional for Laravel 5.5+)

The package will automatically register itself using Laravel's package discovery.

2. Publish Configuration and Assets

You can publish the configuration file and views using the following commands:

Publish All:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-installer-publish"

Publish Configuration Only:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-installer-config"

Publish Views Only:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-installer-views"

3. Middleware

The package provides two middlewares:

• installer.check: Ensures the application is installed before allowing access.
• installer.redirect: Redirects to the homepage if the application is already installed.

You should apply these to your routes as needed.

The configuration file is located at config/laravel_installer.php. You can customize the application name, license server, and other settings here.

return [
    'app_name' => env('APP_NAME', 'Laravel Application'),

    // Enable or disable the installer entirely
    'installer_enabled' => env('INSTALLER_ENABLED', true),

    // Force redirection to the installer when the app is uninstalled
    'force_install_redirect' => env('INSTALLER_FORCE_REDIRECT', true),

    // Path to the installation lock file
    'installed_key_path' => env('INSTALLER_KEY_PATH', 'app/private/key.install'),

    // Supported: "required", "optional", "disabled"
    'license_check' => env('INSTALLER_LICENSE', 'optional'),

    'license_server_url' => env('INSTALLER_LICENSE_URL', 'null'),
    'license_storage_path' => env('INSTALLER_LICENSE_KEY_PATH', 'app/private/key.private'),
];

Usage

Once installed, navigate to /install to begin the installation process. The installer will guide you through:

1. Welcome Screen
2. Server Requirements Check
3. Directory Permissions Check
4. Environment Configuration
5. Database Setup
6. License Validation
7. Installation Completion

Commands

Install Package

Use this command to install the package and publish its configuration file to your host application. Note: The configuration is also automatically copied when the package is required via Composer (Zero-Touch publish).

php artisan laravel-installer:install

Reset / Fresh Install

Use this command to tear down the current installation and return the application to setup mode. It is safe to run at any time — it includes a confirmation prompt to prevent accidental resets.

php artisan laravel-installer:reset

The command runs three sequential steps:

Step	Action
1. Fix permissions	Sets write permissions on .env (664), storage/ (775 recursive), bootstrap/cache/ (775), and storage/app/private/ (775). Creates missing directories automatically.
2. Remove lock files	Deletes the install lock file (key.install) and the license key file (key.private) if they exist. Prints the resolved path of each so you can verify.
3. Clear all caches	Runs optimize:clear which flushes config, route, view, event, and compiled bootstrap caches — including bootstrap/cache/config.php that individual cache:clear calls miss.

After the command completes, the installer.check middleware will detect the missing lock file and redirect all protected routes to the setup wizard.

Note: If INSTALLER_ENABLED=false is set in your .env, the middleware bypasses the lock-file check entirely. The command will warn you if this is the case — set INSTALLER_ENABLED=true to re-enable setup mode.

Security

If you discover any security-related issues, please email [e-mail] instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Shohrab Hossain
• All Contributors

License

Proprietary License. Please see License File for more information.