How to use Laravel's Vapor for serverless deployment with ReactJS



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Laravel Vapor is a serverless deployment platform for Laravel applications. It allows you to deploy and scale your Laravel applications without managing servers. To use Laravel Vapor with ReactJS, you'll typically follow these steps:

1. Set Up Laravel Vapor:

  1. Install Vapor: You can install Vapor globally using Composer:

    bash
    composer global require laravel/vapor-cli

  2. Authenticate Vapor: Run the following command and follow the prompts to authenticate Vapor with your Laravel account:

    bash
    vapor login

  3. Create a Vapor Project: Create a new Laravel project (if you haven't already) and initialize Vapor within the project:

    bash
    composer create-project laravel/laravel your-project-name
cd your-project-name
vapor init

  4. Configure Vapor: Update the vapor.yml configuration file with your application settings.

  5. Deploy: Deploy your application to Vapor:

    bash
    vapor deploy

2. Add ReactJS to Your Laravel Project:

  1. Install Laravel Mix: Laravel Mix is a simple wrapper around Webpack for managing assets. Install it using:

    bash
    npm install

  2. Create React App: Create a new React app using Create React App or any other preferred method. Place the React code in the appropriate directory (e.g., resources/js).

  3. Integrate React with Laravel: Update your Blade views to include the React components. You may use the Laravel Mix asset function to include the compiled JavaScript in your views.

3. Handling API Requests:

  1. Create API Endpoints: Laravel Vapor works well with serverless API endpoints. Create API routes and controllers to handle the interaction between your React frontend and Laravel backend.

  2. Configure API Routes: Define the routes in your Laravel routes/api.php file.

  3. Handle API Requests in React: Use the Fetch API or a library like Axios to make API requests from your React components to the Laravel backend.

4. Deploy Your Changes:

  1. Compile Assets: Before deploying, compile your assets using Laravel Mix:

    bash
    npm run prod

  2. Deploy to Vapor: Deploy your changes to Vapor:

    bash
    vapor deploy

5. Set Up Custom Domains (Optional):

  1. Configure Domains: If you have a custom domain, configure it in your vapor.yml file.

  2. Deploy with Custom Domain: Redeploy your application to apply the custom domain settings:

    bash
    vapor deploy

Remember to refer to the Laravel Vapor documentation for detailed information and updates as the platform evolves. Additionally, make sure to adapt the steps based on your project's specific requirements and architecture.

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