This repository contains the source code for both a Laravel application and a Nuxt 3 application demonstrating authentication with Laravel Sanctum.
This demo walks through setting up Sanctum authentication, including both cookie-based and token-based authentication methods.
- Laravel backend with Sanctum authentication.
- Nuxt 3 frontend configured with
@qirolab/nuxt-sanctum-authentication
module. - SPA cookie-based authentication (default) and token-based authentication.
- API route protection using Sanctum.
For a step-by-step guide, watch the full tutorial on YouTube:
This repository contains two different branches depending on the type of authentication you want to implement:
-
Cookie-Based SPA Authentication: The default authentication mode using Laravel Sanctum cookies. You can check out the main branch for this implementation.
- Branch:
main
- Branch:
-
API Token-Based Authentication: If you prefer to use token-based authentication for your API, switch to the
api-token-authentication
branch.- Branch:
api-token-authentication
- Branch:
Make sure to check out the correct branch depending on your use case.
git clone git@github.com:qirolab/nuxt-sanctum-authentication-demo.git
Navigate to the Laravel folder and install dependencies:
cd laravel-api
composer install
Copy the .env.example
to .env
:
cp .env.example .env
Generate the application key:
php artisan key:generate
Set up your database in the .env
file and run migrations:
php artisan migrate
Run the Laravel server:
php artisan serve
Navigate to the Nuxt app folder and install dependencies:
cd nuxt3-app
npm install
Copy the .env.example
to .env
:
cp .env.example .env
Make sure to set the NUXT_SANCTUM_API_URL
in your .env
file to point to your Laravel app URL.
Run the Nuxt development server:
npm run dev
- Open the Laravel app in your browser (default:
http://localhost:8000
). - Open the Nuxt app in your browser (default:
http://localhost:3000
). - Try logging in using the credentials you've set up in your Laravel app.
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This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.