Setup-laravel-SLASH-homestead-on-windows.txt

# Setting Up Laravel/homestead on Windows
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1.	Install virtual box (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
2.	Install vagrant (https://www.vagrantup.com/)
3.  Install Git (https://git-scm.com/download)
4.  Download Putty (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)
5.  Download PuttyGen (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)

~ in any directory of your pc
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# vagrant box add laravel/homestead

~ Goto home dir C:\Users\{YourUserName}
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# git clone https://github.com/laravel/homestead.git Homestead

~ Open Git CMD, Goto Homestead dir
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# bash init.sh

~ The above command will create ./homestead dir in C:\Users\{YourUserName}
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~ Creat Publi/Private Key Pair
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# ssh-keygen -t rsa -C '[email protected]'


~ The above command will generate keys in C:\Users\{YourUserName}\.ssh\
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~ .id_rsa  ===> private key.
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~ .id_rsa.pub  ===> Public Key.
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~ Now open the C:\Users\{YourUserName}\.homestead\Homestead.yaml and configure the folder
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 folders:
    - map: C:\wamp\www\
      to: /home/vagrant/Code

~ The above lines mean map everything inside C:\wamp\www to /home/vagrant/Code folder
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sites:
    - map: myapp.dev
      to: /home/vagrant/Code/myapp/public

~ The above lines mean that which domain name will point to which directory. remember C:\wamp\www is mapped to code so think and fix it.
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~ Next Step is to modify the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file and add
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 192.168.10.10   myapp.dev



~ now goto C:\Users\{YourUserName}\Homestead
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# vagrant up

~ The above command will initialize the virtual machine.
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~ Now we need to generate the private key.
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1. Open PuttyGen
2. Click Load
3. Goto C:\Users\{YourUserName}\.ssh\
4. Click All Files
5. Select id_rsa

* Now goto file and save private key.
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1. Open Putty
2. Goto Auth
3. Select the key you just saved.
4. Goto Session
5. Write IP: 192.168.10.10
6. click connect


* username for the box is vagrant
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* password for box is vagrant
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* You mapped folders will be in /home/vagrant/Code
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* database username is homestead
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* database password is secret
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~ Resources
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*Laravel/Homestead Docs = https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/homestead
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*TeamTree House = http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/laravel-homestead-on-windows
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