`php artisan serve` lies?

http://localhost:3000 is a development server started by Vite to serve your assets like CSS and JavaScript, and is started when running npm run dev.

The APP_URL displayed is the URL set in your .env file, the default APP_URL is auto-generated to match the folder name and ends with .test for Laravel Valet since that is the TLD Valet uses. It won't be accessible if you're serving via artisan serve and if you're using artisan serve for your development I'd recommend changing the APP_URL to match http://localhost:8000 instead.

Sorry, I was clearly getting confused between Vite (npm run dev), artisan serve, and Sail. I know it's great to have options, but now I'm confused about which I should run!

Okay, so Vite is just for bundling assets; not a web server. So it's down to artisan serve and Sail. Or, for that matter, I could even use a third-party stack like Laragon, XAMPP, etc. Hmmm, I'll have to give it some thought. And I guess it might help to know what the final destination of this web app will be. I'm guessing I'll either create a Digital Ocean droplet (which I've done before) or I might explore AWS lambda for the first time.

Regardless, thanks for teaching me which does which, @thinkverse!