Laravel API and React front-end put together into this beautiful symbiosis!

$ npm install
$ npm run prod

• installing all Node.js dependencies

$ composer install or composer install --prefer-source

• installing all dependencies

php artisan key:generate

php artisan optimize

php artisan serve # or use your own server 127.0.0.1:8000

$ npm run prod

• build project in output folder /public

$ npm run watch # or npm run hot # or npm run dev