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bayfrontmedia/bones-app
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A simple boilerplate to begin building an application using the Bones framework.

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Bones App
---------

[](#bones-app)

A simple boilerplate to begin building an application using the Bones framework.

- [License](#license)
- [Author](#author)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Documentation](#documentation)

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is open source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

Author
------

[](#author)

[![Bayfront Media](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c0163913b2092e97dbf9684970adaf86f2f25871298d3d28b2dff4bf75b2915/68747470733a2f2f63646e312e6f6e62617966726f6e742e636f6d2f62666d2f6272616e642f62666d2d6c6f676f2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c0163913b2092e97dbf9684970adaf86f2f25871298d3d28b2dff4bf75b2915/68747470733a2f2f63646e312e6f6e62617966726f6e742e636f6d2f62666d2f6272616e642f62666d2d6c6f676f2e737667)

- [Bayfront Media homepage](https://www.bayfrontmedia.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=direct)
- [Bayfront Media GitHub](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP `^8.0` (Tested up to `8.4`)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

[![Deploy to DO](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1959f5da42c67ccef3538861164e5d4bb24c70a9920a996eedb4ce5c4c2a3946/68747470733a2f2f7777772e6465706c6f79746f646f2e636f6d2f646f2d62746e2d626c75652e737667)](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/apps/new?repo=https://github.com/bayfrontmedia/bones-app/tree/master&refcode=7e41d0ac1ab5)

When deploying to DigitalOcean, be sure to update and encrypt the `APP_KEY` environment variable as described below.

### Create project

[](#create-project)

```
composer create-project bayfrontmedia/bones-app PROJECT_NAME
```

### Define environment variables

[](#define-environment-variables)

Rename `.env.example` to `.env` and update. ([see docs](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia/bones/blob/master/docs/install/manual.md#add-required-environment-variables))

> **NOTE:** Be sure to define a cryptographically secure app key for the APP\_KEY variable.

Once Bones is installed, you can use the `php bones install:key` command to replace `SECURE_APP_KEY` with a valid key, or you can use the `php bones make:key` command to generate a key you can define manually.

### Configure the app

[](#configure-the-app)

Update `config/app.php` as needed. ([see docs](docs/app/configuration.md#app))

### Set file permissions

[](#set-file-permissions)

The web server must have write permissions to the `storage/app` directory. Typically, this is done by granting the `www-data` group ownership and write access:

```
chgrp -R www-data /path/to/storage/app
chmod -R 775 /path/to/storage/app
```

### Start using Bones

[](#start-using-bones)

You are now ready to begin building your application!

At this point, Bones should be installed and ready to use. You can test this by running the console command `php bones about:bones`, or by viewing the public web root in your browser.

### Optional services

[](#optional-services)

Optional services can be installed by using the `php bones install:service` [console command](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia/bones/blob/master/docs/usage/console.md).

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Documentation for this application can be found [here](docs/README.md).

For more information, see [Bones documentation](https://github.com/bayfrontmedia/bones/tree/master/docs).

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 67% of packages

Maintenance43

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~69 days

Total

10

Last Release

453d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.2 → v2.0.02024-01-09

v2.1.1 → v3.0.02024-09-04

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5ad62c8d0e69358fd63b16fdaa71d5359231cd0cf660bbc3419071dc705c63a8?d=identicon)[bayfrontmedia](/maintainers/bayfrontmedia)

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Top Contributors

[![robinsonjohn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24327848?v=4)](https://github.com/robinsonjohn "robinsonjohn (16 commits)")

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