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harman-7680/reverb-chat
=======================

Real-time Laravel Reverb chat package for private user-to-user messaging with WebSockets

v1.0.0(2mo ago)14MITPHPPHP ^8.2

Since May 20Pushed 2mo agoCompare

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Reverb Chat Package (Laravel)
=============================

[](#reverb-chat-package-laravel)

A simple **real-time user-to-user chat package** for Laravel powered by **Laravel Reverb WebSockets**.
It enables instant messaging with private channels and live updates.

---

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Real-time messaging using Laravel Reverb
- Private user-to-user chat
- Simple Blade UI included
- Instant message delivery
- Database-based message storage
- Secure private channels
- Auto route & event registration

---

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

[](#installation)

### 1. Install via Composer

[](#1-install-via-composer)

```
composer require harman-7680/reverb-chat
```

### 2. Run Package Installer

[](#2-run-package-installer)

```
php artisan reverb-chat:install
```

### 3. Publish Config (optional)

[](#3-publish-config-optional)

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Harman\ReverbChat\Providers\ReverbChatServiceProvider"
```

### 4. Run Migrations

[](#4-run-migrations)

```
php artisan migrate
```

Laravel Reverb Setup

Install Reverb (if not already installed)
=========================================

[](#install-reverb-if-not-already-installed)

```
composer require laravel/reverb
php artisan reverb:install
```

Start Reverb Server
===================

[](#start-reverb-server)

```
php artisan reverb:start
```

Troubleshooting Channel file not found
======================================

[](#troubleshooting-channel-file-not-found)

Problem: Users expect routes/channels.php but it’s missing. Solution: Add manually:

Broadcast::channel('chat.{id}', function ($user, $id) { return (int) $user->id === (int) $id; });

Reverb not working / no real-time updates
=========================================

[](#reverb-not-working--no-real-time-updates)

BROADCAST\_DRIVER=reverb

```
php artisan queue:work
php artisan reverb:start
```

Vite / Tailwind error
=====================

[](#vite--tailwind-error)

Cannot find module '@tailwindcss/forms'

Fix

```
npm install @tailwindcss/forms
npm run dev
```

Auth package required
=====================

[](#auth-package-required)

```
composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install
```

if tailwind needed

```
php artisan breeze:install blade
```

After that run

```
npm install
npm run dev
php artisan migrate
```

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance87

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

66d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/253697306?v=4)[HARMAN SINGH](/maintainers/Harman-7680)[@Harman-7680](https://github.com/Harman-7680)

---

Top Contributors

[![Harman-7680](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/253697306?v=4)](https://github.com/Harman-7680 "Harman-7680 (8 commits)")

---

Tags

chatlaravellaravel-packagemysqlrealtime-chatreverbwebsocket

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