- What is raugadh/fila-starter and what does it include?
- raugadh/fila-starter is an opinionated Laravel starter kit built on Filament that scaffolds admin panels with authentication, role-based access, and ready-made CRUD resources. It is intended as a greenfield accelerator rather than a reusable library, so you adopt it at project inception to skip the first few weeks of boilerplate. The generated app includes panel configuration, baseline tooling, and a clean structure you can customize.
- How do I install raugadh/fila-starter?
- Because it is a starter kit, installation is typically done by creating a new project from the package or cloning the repository and running composer install, then following the README setup steps for environment, migrations, and panel provisioning. Confirm the exact command in the repository README before starting, since starter kits often ship their own installer or post-create scripts. Do not assume it can be dropped into an existing app with a simple composer require.
- Which Laravel and Filament versions does fila-starter support?
- v4.1.0 is described in its release notes only as updated to Laravel 13, with no detailed version matrix or exact laravel/framework constraint published. The stack is Laravel plus Filament and Livewire/Tailwind, but you should read composer.json in the tagged release to confirm the precise constraints. Treat the release notes as insufficient for dependency planning.
- Does fila-starter actually work with Laravel 13, or is that a pre-release?
- The release notes claim an update to Laravel 13, but Laravel 13 sits ahead of the framework's published release cadence as generally understood, so this may target a pre-release, beta, or unreleased branch. If so, your dependency resolution may need minimum-stability changes or explicit dev-branch constraints, which is a reproducibility and supply-chain concern. Verify the exact composer.json constraint and test the generated app in CI before committing.
- Can I add fila-starter to an existing Laravel application?
- No, not cleanly. Starter kits modify application skeleton files such as bootstrap/app.php, service providers, config publishing, and migrations, which are the most likely to conflict with an existing codebase. Retrofitting is low-to-moderate feasibility and usually means cherry-picking pieces rather than adopting the kit wholesale. For brownfield work, consider using Filament's official panel installer instead.
- How do I upgrade an app scaffolded from v4.0.1 to v4.1.0?
- There is no documented upgrade guide in the release notes; the change is a single merged PR with a two-line changelog. Because v4.1.0 re-baselines the generated application onto a new framework major, the practical route is to diff v4.0.1...v4.1.0 and port the changes, or re-scaffold and migrate your customizations. Ask the maintainer whether a v4.0.x maintenance line exists for teams staying on Laravel 12.
- Is fila-starter a dependency I keep pulling, or a one-time scaffold?
- It is best treated as a one-time scaffold. The intended contract is not documented, but starter kits are greenfield accelerators, and diverging from its opinions early means you inherit the maintenance cost of a fork without upstream support. Pin the version you scaffolded from and record it, rather than tracking upstream releases as you would a library.
- How does fila-starter handle authentication and role-based access?
- Authentication and role-based access are pre-wired as part of the scaffold, alongside ready-made CRUD resources for admin panels. The release notes do not specify whether roles are implemented via Filament's authorization, Laravel policies and gates, or a third-party roles package, so inspect the generated code before building on it. Confirm how roles, permissions, and panel access are enforced in your target version.
- Is fila-starter production-ready and well maintained?
- It is usable for greenfield scaffolding, but the governance signals are weak: a single-maintainer PR flow, a two-line changelog, and a bundled dependencies-updated release with no manifest of what changed. A framework major bump delivered as a minor version (4.0.1 to 4.1.0) is arguably a semver violation, so treat the version number as uninformative and pin explicitly. Ask about CI coverage for the Laravel 13 matrix and the maintainer's release cadence before depending on it at project inception.
- What are the alternatives to fila-starter?
- Alternatives include Filament's own official panel installation into a fresh Laravel app, Laravel's first-party starter kits such as Breeze or Jetstream combined with Filament, or building a minimal admin scaffold yourself. The trade-off is time versus control: fila-starter saves setup effort but locks you into its opinions and a thin release process. If your admin surface is not Filament-shaped, a custom scaffold is usually the better fit.