Full installation guide

ExchangePro has no web installer. Use this page as the master checklist; detailed pages are linked for each step.

Package file

The same checklist ships as INSTALL.md at the ZIP root for offline reading.

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.3+, Composer, MySQL
• Node.js 20+ for frontend build and SSR
• HTTPS in production
• SSH recommended

Requirements →

Production checklist

#	Task	Documentation
1	Create MySQL database	Database
2	Install Laravel backend	Backend
3	php artisan migrate --force	Database
4	Install & build Nuxt frontend	Frontend
5	Match URLs, CORS, Sanctum	CORS & Sanctum
6	Register first admin at /signup	First admin
7	SMTP mail (optional but recommended)	Environment
8	SSL + Nginx + Node process	Deployment
9	Cron + queue decision	Cron & queue

Local development (three terminals)

Terminal	Command
1 — API	cd backend && composer install && cp .env.example .env && php artisan key:generate && php artisan migrate && php artisan serve
2 — Site	cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev (set API_URL, FRONTEND_URL in .env)
3 — Queue	php artisan queue:listen — only if QUEUE_CONNECTION=database

Test scheduler manually: php artisan schedule:run.

Verify

1. GET {APP_URL}/api/ → { "message": "ExchangePro API", "status": "ok" }
2. GET {APP_URL}/up → Laravel health
3. Frontend URL loads home page
4. Sign up → sign in → /admin for administrator

Next

Short overview: Installation overview