Fast Version

First Set of Commands:

git clone https://github.com/codewithtonyofficial/laravel-medialibrary.git laravel-medialibraryV2
cd laravel-medialibraryV2
composer install
code .
cp .env.example .env; code .env

Create database and update env file:

APP_URL=http://localhost:8000
DB_DATABASE=[DATABASE NAME]
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

Second Set of Commands:

php artisan storage:link
php artisan migrate
php artisan key:generate
php artisan serve

Detailed Version

Follow these steps to have a complete Laravel Application with Spatie Media Library fully functional open source website.

1. $ git clone https://github.com/codewithtonyofficial/laravel-medialibrary.git laravel-medialibraryV2
2. $ cd laravel-medialibraryV2
3. $ composer install
4. $ code .
5. $ cp .env.example .env; code .env
6. Create a database to connect. for example, mysql with phpmyadmin
7. update the following env file:
   APP_URL=http://localhost:8000
   DB_DATABASE=[DATABASE NAME]
   DB_USERNAME=root
   DB_PASSWORD=
8. $ php artisan storage:link
9. $ php artisan migrate
10. $ php artisan key:generate
11. $ php artisan serve
12. open browser to http://127.0.0.1:8000/posts/create
13. Done

Resources:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50395449/laravel-image-saved-in-storage-folder-not-showing-to-user
• https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/filesystem#the-public-disk
• https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/spatie-media-library-issue-with-geturl-method?reply=730889
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55474258/how-to-install-enable-gd-in-xampp-windows-php-7-2