# Vue Frontend Setup

Vue Material Dashboard PRO json API is a fullstack resource built on top of Vue Material and Vuejs. Build awesome-looking apps with a flexible architecture across a variety of devices and operating systems. Vue Material Dashboard PRO json API is the official Vuejs and json API version of the original Material Dashboard PRO.

# Prerequisites Frontend

The Laravel JSON:API frontend project requires a working local environment with NodeJS version 8.9 or above (8.11.0+ recommended), npm, VueCLI.

Install Node: https://nodejs.org/ (version 8.11.0+ recommended)

Install NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm

Install VueCLI: https://cli.vuejs.org/guide/installation.html

# Getting Started

  1. Navigate to the Vue frontend project folder: cd your-vue-frontend-project
  2. Install project dependencies: npm install
  3. Create a new .env file: cp .env.example .env
  4. VUE_APP_BASE_URL should contain the URL of your Vue Material Dashboard Project (eg. http://localhost:8080/)
  5. VUE_APP_API_BASE_URL should contain the URL of your Laravel JSON:API Project. (eg. http://localhost:3000/api/v1)
  6. Run npm run dev to start the application in a local development environment or npm run build to build release distributables.

# Vue-cli

We used the latest 3.x Vue CLI so you can configure your project in no time. You'll find everything you need inside package.json + some other related files such as .babelrc, .eslintrc.js and .postcssrc.js

# Element-UI

Vue Material Dashboard PRO json API also uses element-ui components, restyled to fit perfectly with the existing Material look & feel.