Requirements

Requirement	Notes
PHP 8.3+	Required by Hirevia
MySQL 8.0+ (or MariaDB 10.6+)	UTF8MB4
Extensions	Ctype, Fileinfo, JSON, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PDO, XML, GD, cURL, Zip
mod_rewrite (Apache)	Or equivalent Nginx rewrite rules
Composer	For vendor packages (included in release zip when vendored)
Writable folders	`storage`, `bootstrap/cache`, `.env`
Cron	* * * * * php /path/to/artisan schedule:run
HTTPS	Strongly recommended for camera/mic and payments
Queue	Installer sets `QUEUE_CONNECTION=database`; cron runs `queue:work` each minute

Optional

• Laravel Reverb — live report/notification UI Realtime guide. Not required for interviews or scoring.
• Redis (cache/queue) — file/database defaults work without it
• Node.js only if you rebuild frontend assets (production zip ships compiled assets)

Apache is commonly used on shared hosting. Nginx works; the document root must be the `public/` folder.

File structure (high level)

app/                 Laravel application (core)
bootstrap/
config/
database/
lang/                Language catalog
plugins/
  src/               Author plugin sources (packaging)
  modules/           Installed plugins (runtime)
  dist/              Zipped uploads for Marketplace
public/              Web root
resources/           Vue / CSS
routes/
storage/             Logs, uploads, license file

Security notes

• Never expose long-lived AI API keys to the browser.
• Keep `.env` and `storage/app/license` private.
• Use HTTPS in production.
• Validate uploads; plugin zips are executable code — only install from your Marketplace.
• Rotate webhook secrets if leaked.