How to Run the Project

Prerequisites:

Docker Desktop: Ensure that Docker Desktop is installed and running on your system. You can download it from the official Docker website: https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop

Clone the repository
Open the terminal and navigate to the project folder
```
cd path/to/project
```
Start Laravel Sail
```
./vendor/bin/sail up
```
- This will build and start the necessary Docker containers for your Laravel application (web server, database, etc.).
- For the first time, this might take a while as it downloads the images.
- The -d flag (e.g., ./vendor/bin/sail up -d) will run the containers in detached mode (in the background).
Run the migrations
```
./vendor/bin/sail artisan migrate
```
- This will run the migrations and create the necessary tables in the database.
Seed the database (Optional)
```
./vendor/bin/sail artisan db:seed
```
- This will seed the database with sample data.
Execute NPM commands
```
./vendor/bin/sail npm install
./vendor/bin/sail npm run dev
```
- This will install the necessary npm packages and compile the assets.
Open the browser and navigate to http://localhost
To stop the containers, run
```
./vendor/bin/sail down
```
- This will stop and remove the containers.
- To stop the containers without removing them, use the -d flag (e.g., ./vendor/bin/sail down -d).
- To stop and remove the containers along with the volumes, use the -v flag (e.g., ./vendor/bin/sail down -v).
To run the tests, use the following command
```
./vendor/bin/sail test
```
- This will run the tests and display the results.

Note: All php artisan commands can be run using ./vendor/bin/sail artisan in place of php artisan.