Full Stack Instagram Clone with Laravel and MongoDB - Tutorial

Build a full-featured Instagram clone using Laravel and MongoDB in this comprehensive tutorial. Explore document-based schema design principles while implementing authentication systems, social features, and performance optimization techniques. Follow along from environment setup through connecting to MongoDB, creating data models, developing controllers, configuring routes, and building views. Test the application, connect to MongoDB Atlas cloud database, and configure Amazon S3 for image storage. This hands-on project is ideal for Laravel developers looking to expand beyond SQL databases and leverage MongoDB's flexibility and scalability for modern web applications. The complete source code is available on GitHub, and MongoDB Atlas signup links are provided to help you deploy your own version.

Syllabus

0:00:00 Introduction
0:02:57 Setting Up Environment and Project
0:07:01 Connecting to MongoDB
0:10:40 Creating Data Models
0:18:42 Developing Controllers
0:25:32 Configuring Application Routes
0:29:42 Creating Views
0:48:49 Testing Application
0:55:32 Connecting Database to MongoDB Atlas
1:02:47 Configuring S3
1:03:47 Conclusion