Installation

This guide will walk you through installing TryPost on your server.

Requirements

  • PHP 8.2 or higher
  • Node.js 18 or higher
  • PostgreSQL 14+ or MySQL 8+
  • Redis
  • Composer

Quick Install

1. Clone the repository 

git clone https://github.com/trypost-it/trypost.git
cd trypost

2. Install PHP dependencies 

composer install

3. Install Node.js dependencies 

npm install

4. Configure environment 

cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

Edit the .env file with your database credentials and other settings. See Configuration for details.

5. Run database migrations 

php artisan migrate

6. Build frontend assets 

npm run build

7. Start the application

For development:

# Terminal 1 - Laravel server
php artisan serve

# Terminal 2 - Queue worker
php artisan horizon

# Terminal 3 - Vite dev server (optional, for hot reload)
npm run dev

For production, configure your web server (Nginx, Apache) to serve the application.

Verify Installation

Visit http://localhost:8000 (or your configured domain) and you should see the TryPost welcome page.

Next Steps