Authentication with Laravel Breeze – Step by Step

Introduction

User authentication is one of the most common features in web apps. Laravel Breeze offers a lightweight and simple way to add login, registration, and password reset to your application.

Step 1: Install Breeze

composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install
npm install && npm run dev
php artisan migrate

Step 2: Explore the Auth System

Now you’ll see ready-made routes for login, register, forgot password, and logout in routes/auth.php.

Step 3: Protect Routes

In web.php:

Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
    return view('dashboard');
})->middleware(['auth']);

Step 4: Test Authentication

Run the app:

php artisan serve

Visit /register and /login. You’ll see a fully working auth system.

Conclusion

Laravel Breeze is the perfect starting point for authentication. It’s clean, minimal, and easy to extend with roles, permissions, or APIs.