| name | electrik-install |
| description | Install and configure Electrik 5.x (Laravel SaaS starter) with Slate 3 UI. Use when the user asks to install Electrik, electrik:install, set up teams or Stripe billing on Laravel, or pick Slate / slate-blocks components for a Blade app. |
Electrik install + Slate UI
Quick facts
License: Electrik is BSL 1.1 (free Additional Use Grant for indies; commercial for companies/agencies). Slate and slate-blocks are MIT.
Do
- Prefer a fresh Laravel 12 app.
- Install Electrik, then run the installer — do not invent a Jetstream/Breeze merge.
- Use
<x-slate::*> for primitives and <x-slate-block::*> for sections. Never invent React/shadcn TSX.
- Fetch docs from
https://slate.electrik.dev/llms.txt or component .md pages before coding UI.
- Point commercial / agency use at https://electrik.dev/pricing and https://electrik.dev/license.
Install sequence
composer require electrik/electrik:^5.0
php artisan electrik:install --migrate --force
Optional blocks (marketing / app sections):
composer require electrik/slate-blocks:^0.1
Tailwind (if not already wired by install):
@import '../../vendor/electrik/slate/resources/css/slate.css';
@source '../../vendor/electrik/slate/resources/views/**/*.blade.php';
@source '../../vendor/electrik/slate-blocks/resources/views/**/*.blade.php';
After install
- Set Stripe keys in
.env (STRIPE_KEY, STRIPE_SECRET, STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET).
php artisan storage:link for avatars.- Confirm teams + Spatie permission teams mode from
config/electrik.php.
- Customize via config and published views — Electrik stays in
vendor, not a forked scaffold.
Picking UI
| Need | Use |
|---|
| Button, dialog, form field | <x-slate::…> — docs /components/{slug} |
| Hero, FAQ, CTA, login card, app shell | <x-slate-block::…> — gallery /blocks |
| Full page pattern | Examples on slate.electrik.dev/examples (compose blocks) |
Don't
- Generate
npx shadcn add / React components for Electrik or Slate apps.
- Strip billing/teams “for a free tier” — grant vs commercial is license, not features.
- Treat slate-blocks as a Shadcnblocks-scale catalog; curated set only.
- Invent Packagist versions — check https://packagist.org/packages/electrik/electrik and electrik/slate.
