Merge branch 'after-project-setup' into demo

Author: thecodeholic

README.md

@@ -3,10 +3,26 @@
 ## Installation 
 Make sure you have environment setup properly. You will need MySQL, PHP8.1 and composer.
 
+### Install Laravel Website + API
 1. Download the project (or clone using GIT)
 2. Copy `.env.example` into `.env` and configure database credentials
 3. Navigate to the project's root directory using terminal
 4. Run `composer install`
 5. Set the encryption key by executing `php artisan key:generate --ansi`
-6. Run migrations `php artisan migrate`
+6. Run migrations `php artisan migrate --seed`
 7. Start local server by executing `php artisan serve`
+8. Open new terminal and navigate to the project root directory
+9. Run `npm install`
+10. Run `npm run dev` to start vite server for Laravel frontend
+
+### Install Vue.js Admin Panel
+1. Navigate to `backend` folder
+2. Run `npm install`
+3. Copy `backend/.env.example` into `backend/.env`
+4. Make sure `VITE_API_BASE_URL` key in `backend/.env` is set to your Laravel API host (Default: http://localhost:8000)
+5. Run `npm run dev`
+6. Open Vue.js Admin Panel in browser and login with
+    ```
+    [email protected]
+    admin123
+    ```