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lemmon's avatar
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Use laravel/ui in Laravel 8

I have picked up in some threads that I can use laravel/ui in Laravel version 8. but if is search this in the forum I do not find a question specifically asking this question so...

Can I still use laravel/ui with Laravel version 8?

Thank You.

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bobbybouwmann's avatar

@sergiu17 Jetstream is an option, but only relevant if you start a new project. If you already build your application around laravel/ui, just installing Jetstream is not really going to help you ;)

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lemmon's avatar
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@bobbybouwmann

Can I start a new project and install laravel/ui v3.0.0 and use it or will parts break?

jlrdw's avatar

@lemmon if Taylor has said use it for new version it will work, I think most people concern is how about the next version coming out are they doing away with it or are they keeping it.

Again I would just go with jetstream, and the links I shared above gives workarounds for the new jetstream.

In fact @snappy has a good one.

Edit:

Concerning v 8 I reversed upgraded, meaning I did a new install and migrated existing controllers, views, etc over. To me it was just easier doing it that way. Actually only took a little while.

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bobbybouwmann's avatar
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@lemmon You can jut install laravel/ui 3.0.0 in Laravel 8 and everything will be fine. However, they recommend you Jetstream but as long as laravel/ui exists, you're good to go ;)

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bestmomo's avatar

I think it's not a good idea to use laravel/ui on V8. For me the good way is to use Fortify without Jetstream and use any views like laravel/ui ones. I showed it in this article, text is in french but should work with translation.

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