Talent Gate - Backend

This is the Laravel backend API for the Talent Gate job board application.

How to Run the Application (Backend & Frontend)

This application consists of a Laravel backend and a Vue 3 frontend. To run the full application locally, you need to start both servers concurrently.

1. Backend Setup (Laravel)

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend

2. Install PHP dependencies via Composer:

   composer install

3. Create a copy of the environment file:

   cp .env.example .env

4. Generate the Laravel application key:

   php artisan key:generate

5. Run database migrations and seeders to initialize the database with sample data:

   php artisan migrate --seed

6. Start the local development server:

   php artisan serve

   The backend API will be available at http://localhost:8000.

2. Frontend Setup (Vue 3)

1. Open a new terminal and navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install Node.js dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a copy of the environment file:

   cp .env.example .env

4. Start the Vite development server:

   npm run dev

   The frontend application will be available at http://localhost:5173. It is configured to automatically proxy /api requests to the local backend server (http://localhost:8000).

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Note: You can sign in to the application using the seeded test accounts (e.g., admin@talentgate.test / password).