How to Build a Real-time Chat App with Laravel, Vue.js, and Pusher

This tutorial teaches how to build a real-time chat application using Laravel, Vue.js, and Pusher. The backend is built with Laravel, the user interface and layout are developed with Blade templates and Vue.js, and Pusher provides the real-time functionality. The prerequisites include PHP 8.3 or higher, Node and NPM installed, Composer installed globally, a Pusher account, basic knowledge of WebSockets, and preferably some familiarity with Vue.js. The tutorial covers backend setup, configuration of Pusher, setting up the model and migration, creating an event broadcast, developing the controller, updating routes, frontend setup, installation of Vue.js, creation of a new Vue.js component, update of Echo.js and App.js files, update of vite.config.js file, update of Blade templates, testing the chat application, and additional resources for building real-time applications or adding features to the chat app.