Owner: Dev Team | Last Updated: 2026-02-21 | Status: Current
Prerequisites: Complete Installation before starting.
This guide will walk you through the first steps of working with Booking: authentication, navigating the dashboard, and creating your first Experience (cruise).
Estimated time: ~15 minutes
cd booking
composer run dev
Wait until all four services appear:
[server] INFO Server running on [http://127.0.0.1:8000].
[vite] VITE v6.x ready in xxx ms
[queue] INFO Processing jobs from the [default] queue.
[logs] INFO Tailing application log.
Open http://localhost:8000 in your browser.
Use the credentials from the seeder:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
(check with the team or look in database/seeders/UserSeeder.php) |
|
| Password | (from seeder) |
Tip: Look up the login credentials in
database/seeders/UserSeeder.php-- it contains the email and password for the initial user.
After logging in, you will land on the Dashboard, which shows:
| Menu Item | Route | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | / |
Main page with statistics |
| Staff | /staff |
Staff management |
| Experiences | /experiences |
Tours and cruises |
| Dynamic Pricing | /dynamic-pricing |
Pricing rules |
| Customers | /customers |
Customer database |
| Coupons | /coupons |
Coupons and discounts |
| Booking Flows | /booking-flows |
Booking flow configuration |
| Bookings | /bookings |
Bookings |
| Gift Cards | /gift-cards |
Gift certificates |
| Leads | /leads |
Lead management |
| Invoices | /invoices |
Invoices |
| Reports | /reports |
Reports |
| Sales Channels | /sales-channels |
Sales channels |
| Companies | /companies |
Companies (multi-tenancy) |
Note: Experience is the central entity of the system. Bookings, prices, sales channels, and media files are all linked to it.
The embed widget is a standalone SPA application designed for embedding on third-party websites. Open the link from step 5 to see the booking widget.
| Task | Guide |
|---|---|
| Understand the domain model | Key Concepts |
| Explore the code structure | Project Structure |
| Set up Dynamic Pricing | Dynamic Pricing Guide |
| Integrate Stripe | Payment Integration |
| Configure sales channels | Sales Channels Guide |
| Date | Author | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | Documentation Team | Initial creation |
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