Unleash Your Inner Web Ninja with the HALT Stack đŸĨˇ

Enter the realm of web development where HTMX, AlpineJS, Laravel, and Tailwind CSS form a formidable alliance to accelerate your coding skills like a caffeine-fueled, deadline-driven programmer!

Why the HALT Stack is the Cat's Pajamas 🐱

  1. Supersonic Crafting: Enhance your programming skills with HALT's modern arsenal, synergizing like a seamless automaton and breathing life into your projects with unparalleled speed.
  2. Grow Like a Boss: Laravel has your back(end) with a flexible infrastructure that lets your web applications scale like they're on digital steroids.
  3. Keep it clean and lean: Enjoy AlpineJS's no-nonsense syntax and Tailwind CSS's utility-first approach for code that's as clean as a programmer's desk on cleaning day (once a year).
  4. Users will love you: Wow your audience with HTMX's AJAX-powered components that deliver snappy and interactive experiences without requiring a PhD in JavaScript.

Meet the HALT Stack Superheroes đŸ’Ē

HTMX: Meet the HTML Crusader! This featherlight library allows you to build cutting-edge, dynamic Web applications without being overwhelmed by a flood of JavaScript frameworks.

AlpineJS: Immerse yourself in the Zen of JavaScript with this minimalist framework, ideal for building interactive elements with a simplicity that even your grandmother could decipher.

Laravel: Behold Laravel, the PHP juggernaut! Build unyielding backends with elegant syntax, powerful tools, and a community friendlier than a congregation of cuddly kittens.

Tailwind CSS: Beautify your applications with Tailwind CSS, the utility-centric CSS maestro that makes responsive, maintainable, and customizable designs a breeze.

Be the Wind Beneath the Wings! đŸĻ¸

Love the supercharged power of the HALT stack? We encourage you to check out each of our stellar tools - HTMX, AlpineJS, Laravel, and Tailwind CSS. Dive deeper into their brilliance, take advantage of their capabilities, and if you like what you see (and we bet you will), consider supporting their creators.

Your support will not only ensure the continued growth and improvement of these amazing tools, but will also help fan the flames of innovation in the web development world. So, why wait? Explore the awesomeness of HALT's components and help us keep the web development universe expanding at the speed of light!

Ready to Rock the Web Dev World with HALT? 🚀

Step 1: Install Laravel

Before creating a Laravel project, you need to make sure that PHP and Composer are installed on your local machine. You will also need to install Node and NPM.

After installing PHP and Composer, you can create a new Laravel project using Composer's create-project command: 

$ composer create-project laravel/laravel example-halt-app
$ cd example-halt-app

Step 2: Install HTMX, Alpine.js & Tailwind CSS

To install HTMX, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS and its peer dependencies, run the following command: 

$ npm install -D htmx.org alpinejs tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer

Step 3: Generate Tailwind CSS and PostCSS config files

Run the init command to create both tailwind.config.js and postcss.config.js: 

$ npx tailwindcss init -p

Step 4: Configure your template paths

In the tailwind.config.js file, add the paths to all your template files.

/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  content: [
    "./resources/**/*.blade.php",
    "./resources/**/*.js",
  ],
  theme: {
  extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

Step 5: Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

In your ./resources/css/app.css file, add the @tailwind directives for each of Tailwind's layers.

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

Step 6: Initialize HTMX and Alpine.js

Import Alpine.js and Htmx into your bundle, then initialize them in ./resources/js/app.js.

import Alpine from 'alpinejs'
import Htmx from 'htmx.org'

window.Alpine = Alpine
window.Htmx = Htmx

Alpine.start()

Step 7: Start your build process

Use npm run dev to run your build process.

$ npm run dev

Step 8: Start using HALT in your project

Make sure your compiled CSS and JS are included in the .

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    @vite('resources/css/app.css')
    @vite('resources/js/app.js')
</head>
<body>
    <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline">
        Hello world!
    </h1>
</body>
</html>

Step 9: Start development server

After you have created the project and installed all the libraries, use Laravel's Artisan CLI serve command to start local development:

$ php artisan serve

Once you have started the Artisan development server, your application will be available at http://localhost:8000.

You're ready to go! 🚀

Meet our Code-Loving Sugar Daddies 🎩ī¸

AKA Sponsors

We'd be remiss if we didn't take a moment to thank the wonderful organizations that keep the HALT stack ship running smoothly. Thanks to their unwavering support, we're able to continue brewing the perfect potion of HTMX, AlpineJS, Laravel, and Tailwind CSS that you all love.