Sneat Bootstrap Laravel Starter Kit

Sneat Bootstrap Laravel Starter Kit is a free, MIT-licensed Laravel 12 boilerplate from ThemeSelection that boots a new web application with Bootstrap 5 styling and prebuilt authentication flows.

What is Sneat Bootstrap Laravel Starter Kit?

Sneat Bootstrap Laravel Starter Kit is a free, open-source starting point for Laravel 12 projects, published by ThemeSelection on GitHub. It takes a Laravel application skeleton, adds Bootstrap 5 responsive UI components, reusable Blade layouts, and standard authentication pages, and outputs a runnable starter app with a dashboard and profile settings page. The kit is designed to work in a typical PHP/MySQL environment and includes step-by-step installation instructions in its README.

Key Features

• Laravel 12 — Uses the current major Laravel release, giving developers modern framework features and community support.
• Bootstrap 5 — Includes responsive, mobile-first components such as alerts, buttons, cards, forms, and modals as ready-to-use Blade partials.
• Authentication pages — Login, register, forgot-password, and reset-password views are included and wired to Laravel's auth routes.
• Modular code structure — The project organizes code into modules and follows RESTful route conventions so the app can scale.
• Reusable Blade components — Layouts for header, sidebar, footer, and UI elements are split into maintainable Blade files.
• SCSS workflow — Front-end assets compile through SCSS using npm or Yarn, with development hot-reload via npm run dev.
• Profile and settings page — A built-in page for user account management is part of the starter kit.
• MIT license — The project is free to use and modify for personal or commercial projects.

Who is it for?

• Laravel developers who want to skip boilerplate setup and focus on application logic from the first commit.
• Freelancers and agencies building admin panels or internal tools who need a clean, customizable UI base for client projects.
• Learners who want to study a real Laravel project structure with Blade components, auth scaffolding, and SCSS.
• Startups prototyping SaaS or web apps that need authentication and a dashboard quickly.

What can you do with it?

• Build an admin panel: Customize the included sidebar, header, and dashboard layout to manage application resources.
• Add CRUD modules: Use the modular structure and RESTful routes to scaffold create, read, update, and delete functionality.
• Launch a user-facing app with accounts: The included auth and profile pages give users registration, login, password reset, and account settings.
• Create a themed internal tool: Adjust the SCSS variables to match a brand and assemble pages from the provided UI components.

How does it work?

The starter kit has no proprietary installer. You clone the GitHub repository, run composer install, copy .env.example to .env, generate an application key, configure database credentials, run php artisan migrate, then install and build front-end assets with npm install and npm run dev. Finally, php artisan serve starts the app at http://127.0.0.1:8000.

Pricing

This starter kit is free and open-source, released under the MIT license. There is no paid tier mentioned in the repository, though ThemeSelection offers priority support and custom development services through their website.

FAQ

Is Sneat Bootstrap Laravel Starter Kit free?

Yes, it is licensed under the MIT license, which allows free use in both personal and commercial projects without restrictions.

What Laravel version does the starter kit use?

The README states it is built on Laravel 12, the latest major version at the time of publication, and is compatible with standard Laravel deployment environments.

Does the starter kit include authentication?

Yes, it includes login, registration, forgot-password, and reset-password pages built with Laravel's standard authentication system.

What is the recommended way to run it locally?

Follow the README: clone the repo, run composer install, set up .env, run php artisan migrate, install npm packages, and run npm run dev alongside php artisan serve.

Does it support hot reload during development?

Yes, running npm run dev or yarn dev enables a development build with hot reload for front-end assets.