RepairFlow - System Requirements
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Version: 1.0.0
Last Updated: 2026-08-25

SERVER REQUIREMENTS
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- PHP 8.2 or higher
- PostgreSQL 14 or higher (MySQL is NOT supported)
- Apache 2.4+ or Nginx 1.18+
- Composer 2.x

REQUIRED PHP EXTENSIONS
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- pdo
- pdo_pgsql
- pgsql
- curl
- gd
- json
- mbstring
- openssl
- tokenizer
- xml
- zip
- fileinfo
- bcmath
- intl

FILESYSTEM PERMISSIONS
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The following directories must be writable by the web server:
- storage/          (775 or 777)
- bootstrap/cache/  (775 or 777)

NODE.JS (BUILD ONLY - NOT REQUIRED IN PRODUCTION)
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- Node.js 18 or higher
- npm 9 or higher
Note: Frontend assets are pre-compiled and included in the package.
      Node.js is only needed if you want to rebuild assets yourself.

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTION SETUP
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- PHP 8.2+ with OPcache enabled
- PostgreSQL 15+
- Nginx with SSL/TLS (HTTPS required for PWA features and push notifications)
- Supervisor (for queue worker: php artisan queue:work)
- Redis (optional, for caching — database driver is used by default)

MAIL (OPTIONAL - FOR FORGOT PASSWORD)
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- SMTP access from any provider (Gmail, Mailgun, Postmark, SendGrid, etc.)
- Port 587 (TLS) or 465 (SSL)

BROWSER SUPPORT
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- Chrome 90+
- Firefox 90+
- Safari 14+ (iOS 14+)
- Edge 90+

PWA / PUSH NOTIFICATION SUPPORT
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- Android + Chrome: Full support (install as app + push notifications)
- Desktop Chrome/Edge: Full support
- iPhone/Safari: Install as app supported; push notifications require iOS 16.4+