What are the installation steps for DEV3 Slotwise?

Install on shared hosting (cPanel, Plesk)

1. Create a MySQL database and user and give the user all privileges, or skip this and choose SQLite in the wizard.
2. Upload slotwise-v1.0.2.zip and extract it in the File Manager, for example to /home/youruser/slotwise. Extracting on the server is much faster than uploading thousands of small files.
3. Point the domain's document root at slotwise/public. Never serve the app folder itself. If your host won't let you change the document root, move the contents of public/ into public_html and edit the two paths in public_html/index.php so they point at the slotwise folder.
4. Choose PHP 8.2 or newer in MultiPHP Manager or Select PHP Version and enable the extensions above.
5. Turn on HTTPS for the domain (most hosts offer a free certificate).
6. Open https://your-domain/install and follow the wizard.
7. Add the cron entry (see Cron and queue below).

The installation wizard

On the first visit every page redirects to /install. If .env is missing, Slotwise creates it from .env.example and generates an APP_KEY.

1. Requirements: PHP version, extensions, a PDO driver, writable folders and the .env file. Fix any red items and reload; you can't continue until everything passes.
2. Database: MySQL / MariaDB (host, port, database, username, password) or SQLite. The connection is tested before .env is written, and APP_URL is saved too.
3. Data: Demo data (8 fictional businesses such as Luma Hair Studio and Northside Physio, 13 recent sign-ups, about five months of bookings, payments, messages and subscription invoices) or Empty (roles and the four default plans, but no businesses).
4. Super-admin account: your name, email and a password of at least 8 characters. This is the platform owner's login for /admin.
5. Finish: the installer writes storage/app/installed.lock, links the storage folder and links you to the admin panel and the website. After this, /install is closed.

Keep APP_DEBUG=false in production, and make sure APP_URL is your real https:// address: booking links, manage links, calendar feeds, emails and payment return URLs are built from it.

Install on a VPS or with Docker

• VPS: install PHP-FPM, the extensions and a database, copy the app to a folder such as /var/www/slotwise, give the web server user write access with chown -R www-data storage bootstrap/cache (and to the app folder, so the installer can create .env), and point Nginx or Apache at slotwise/public. The Documentation has a complete Nginx server block.
• Docker: any PHP 8.2+ image with the extensions above works. Mount the app, point the web root at public/, open /install, and run the scheduler with php artisan schedule:work in a second container.

Install from the command line

With SSH you can skip the wizard. Set the database and APP_URL in .env first, then run:

cd /var/www/slotwise
cp .env.example .env    # skip if .env already exists, then edit DB_* and APP_URL
php artisan key:generate
php artisan dev3:install --demo --admin-email=owner@example.com --admin-password='choose-a-strong-password'

Leave out --demo for an empty install. --admin-name= sets the display name and --force runs it again on an installed app. The command checks the requirements, migrates, seeds, creates the super-admin and writes the lock file.