Laravel 12 & React: Build a Social Media App with Inertia

Learn Laravel 12, React 19 & Inertia.js by building a real social media app with authentication and real-time updates

What you'll learn
- Build a complete Twitter/X-style social media app using Laravel 12, React 19, and Inertia.js v2
- Connect Laravel and React seamlessly without writing APIs
- Implement authentication (registration, login, logout) and authorization with Laravel policies
- Create posts, comments, and likes with full CRUD operations and validation
- Build relationships between models using Eloquent ORM and prevent N+1 queries
- Implement infinite scroll pagination with cursor-based pagination
- Add real-time polling for new content updates
- Create optimistic UI updates for instant user feedback
- Style professional interfaces with Tailwind CSS v4 and shadcn/ui components
- Use TypeScript for type-safe React components
- Generate type-safe routes with Laravel Wayfinder
- Debug applications using Laravel Telescope
- Use deferred props and advanced Inertia features for better performance

Requirements
- Basic PHP knowledge (variables, functions, classes)
- Familiarity with HTML and CSS
- Basic React understanding (components, props) - we explain as we go

Description
Build modern, full-stack web applications using Laravel 12, React 19, and Inertia.js v2 without the complexity of building APIs. This comprehensive course teaches you how to create a complete Twitter/X-style social media platform from scratch, combining Laravel's backend power with React's dynamic frontend.

What Makes This Course Different:

Unlike traditional Laravel + React courses that require building REST APIs, you'll use Inertia.js to seamlessly connect Laravel and React. Write server-side code in Laravel and client-side code in React, communicating effortlessly without API boilerplate.

What You'll Build:

A fully-functional social media application featuring user authentication, post creation with infinite scroll pagination, a Twitter-like reply system, heart/like functionality with optimistic UI updates, real-time polling for new content, and authorization so users can only edit their own posts.

Technologies You'll Master:

Laravel 12 (latest features and streamlined structure)

React 19 with TypeScript for type safety

Inertia.js v2 (deferred props, infinite scroll, polling)

Tailwind CSS v4 with modern CSS variables

shadcn/ui component library for professional UI

Laravel Wayfinder for type-safe routing

Laravel Telescope for debugging

Perfect For:

Developers who know PHP basics and have React exposure, Laravel developers wanting to build modern SPAs, and anyone tired of API complexity who wants a better way to build full-stack applications.

Course Structure:

12 sections taking you from Laravel installation to a ready social platform. Every lecture includes Git commits so you can compare your code and never get stuck.

Start building modern web applications the smart way - without API overhead.

Who this course is for:
- PHP developers wanting to learn Laravel and build modern single-page applications
- Laravel developers who want to integrate React without API complexity
- Full-stack developers tired of building REST APIs for every project
- React developers curious about server-side frameworks
- Anyone wanting to build social media or interactive web applications efficiently
- Freelancers needing to deliver client projects faster
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