Quickstart¶

This quickstart assumes Laravel 11, 12, or 13. Use PHP 8.2+ for Laravel 11/12 and PHP 8.3+ for Laravel 13.

1) Install package¶

composer require queopius/sentinel

2) Run installer¶

php artisan sentinel:install --with-views

3) Migrate¶

php artisan migrate

4) Enable dashboard¶

In config/sentinel.php:

'ui' => [
  'enabled' => true,
  'path' => 'sentinel',
  'middleware' => ['web', 'auth'],
  'require_ability' => 'viewSentinelDashboard',
],

5) Add middleware aliases/global¶

In bootstrap/app.php:

->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware): void {
    $middleware->alias([
        'sentinel.headers' => \Queopius\Sentinel\Http\Middleware\AddSecurityHeaders::class,
        'sentinel.https' => \Queopius\Sentinel\Http\Middleware\EnforceHttps::class,
    ]);

    // Optional global middleware
    $middleware->append(\Queopius\Sentinel\Http\Middleware\EnforceHttps::class);
    $middleware->append(\Queopius\Sentinel\Http\Middleware\AddSecurityHeaders::class);
})

6) Run initial audit¶

php artisan sentinel:audit

Then open /sentinel as an authorized user.