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Cachet uses the Laravel PHP framework. If you’re new to Laravel, you can learn more about it on the Laravel website.
1

Install Laravel Herd

Install Laravel Herd, a free local development environment for PHP and Laravel.Herd installs PHP, Composer, and npm. You can manage their versions through the Herd UI.
2

Clone Cachet's core

Most Cachet development happens in the cachethq/core repository. Clone it to your local machine:
This command creates a directory named cachet-core.
3

Install dependencies

Install the dependencies:
4

Running Cachet

Run Cachet using SQLite:
Open your local Cachet instance at 127.0.0.1:8000. The terminal shows output for:
  • Vite assets
  • Laravel logs
  • Laravel queue
To stop the server, press Ctrl + C.

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