Laravel Breeze starter kit

Introduction

Laravel Breeze helps you quickly add simple user login and registration to your Laravel app. It gives you a basic starting point with clean code.

You want to add user login and registration fast without building from scratch.

You are learning Laravel and want a simple example of authentication.

You need a minimal, clean starter kit for user authentication to customize later.

You want to focus on building your app features, not authentication setup.

You want a lightweight alternative to more complex starter kits.

Syntax

Laravel

composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install
npm install && npm run dev
php artisan migrate

Run these commands in your Laravel project folder.

The breeze:install command sets up routes, views, and controllers for authentication.

Examples

Installs the Breeze package as a development dependency.

Laravel

composer require laravel/breeze --dev

Sets up Breeze's authentication scaffolding in your project.

Laravel

php artisan breeze:install

Installs frontend dependencies and compiles assets for the UI.

Laravel

npm install && npm run dev

Creates the database tables needed for users and authentication.

Laravel

php artisan migrate

Sample Program

This example shows the basic routes Breeze sets up for authentication and a protected dashboard page.

You get working login, registration, and logout with minimal code.

Laravel

<?php
// After installing Breeze, your routes/web.php includes:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\DashboardController;

Route::get('/', function () {
    return view('welcome');
});

Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/dashboard', [DashboardController::class, 'index'])->name('dashboard');
});

// The Breeze views provide login, register, and dashboard pages.

// Running 'php artisan serve' starts the app.
// Visit /register to create a user, then /login to sign in.
// After login, /dashboard shows a simple dashboard page.

Important Notes

Breeze uses Blade templates and Tailwind CSS for styling by default.

You can customize the views and controllers Breeze provides to fit your app.

For more features like email verification or social login, consider Laravel Jetstream or Fortify.

Summary

Laravel Breeze quickly adds simple user authentication to your app.

It provides clean, minimal code for login, registration, and dashboard.

Great for beginners or small projects needing basic auth features fast.