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Muhammad Dhiyaul Atha
Muhammad Dhiyaul Atha

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Skip the Boilerplate: Scaffold a Production-Ready Laravel Project in Seconds with Bangkah Starter Kit

#productivity #tooling #laravel #docker

Bangkah CLI scaffolding a Laravel project
Bangkah CLI scaffolding a production-ready Laravel project with Docker support.

Hello developers 👋

Setting up a production-ready Laravel project often means repeating the same steps: configuring Docker, setting up Nginx, wiring authentication, preparing environment files, and optimizing builds. While all of this is necessary, it quickly becomes a time-consuming and repetitive process—especially when you start new projects often.

That’s exactly why I built Bangkah — a Laravel Starter Kit.

Bangkah is a CLI tool designed to eliminate boilerplate and let you scaffold a fully configured, production-ready Laravel project in seconds.

🤔 Why Bangkah? Solving Setup Fatigue

Bangkah goes far beyond a simple composer create-project. It packages the essential infrastructure needed for modern Laravel applications, so you can focus on building features, not setting up the foundation.

⚙️ Key Features

1️⃣ Zero-Config Docker Integration

Bangkah generates a complete and ready-to-use docker-compose.yml, including:

  • Nginx — pre-configured to serve your Laravel application
  • PHP-FPM — running PHP 8.2+ with required extensions
  • Database — choose between MySQL or PostgreSQL during setup

With this setup, you can go from scaffolding to running your app locally using just one or two Docker commands.

2️⃣ Dual Application Templates

Not every Laravel project is a monolith. Bangkah provides two specialized templates depending on your use case:

🖥️ Web Application Template

Ideal for traditional Laravel web apps:

  • Authentication scaffolding (Laravel Breeze or UI)
  • Frontend tooling with Vite
  • Standard web routes and structure

🔌 API Template

Designed for headless backends, SPAs, and mobile apps:

  • CORS pre-configured
  • API-first structure
  • Ready for versioning
  • Built-in rate limiting

Generated Laravel project structure
Generated project structure with Docker, Nginx, and Laravel pre-configured.

3️⃣ Optimized for Speed & Security

Bangkah is built with performance and best practices in mind:

  • Multi-stage Docker builds for smaller and faster images
  • Optimized Composer installs for quicker dependency management

  • Pre-integrated modern UI stacks:

    • Tailwind CSS
    • Bootstrap

Everything is prepared to be production-friendly from day one.

🚀 Get Started

Explore the source code, read the documentation, and try Bangkah today:

🔗 GitHub Repository
https://github.com/Bangkah/bangkah-launcher

🤝 We Need Your Collaboration

Bangkah is 100% open source and built for the Laravel community. If you’re a Laravel developer, you can help by:

  1. Trying it out — see how much setup time you save
  2. Sharing feedback — ideas and suggestions are always welcome
  3. Contributing — fork the repo and submit a Pull Request

Let’s build a faster and cleaner way to launch Laravel projects together 🚀

Happy Coding! 💻✨

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