Scotty Laravel Package

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Before you run a deploy for the first time, it's a good idea to check that everything is set up correctly. That's what scotty doctor does:

scotty doctor

It runs through a series of checks:

1. Scotty file exists and can be found
2. File parses successfully without syntax errors, and shows how many tasks and macros were found
3. Servers are defined in the file
4. Tasks are defined in the file
5. Macros reference valid tasks so you don't get surprised mid-deploy by a typo
6. SSH connectivity to each remote server, including connection timing
7. Remote tools checks whether php, composer, node, npm, and git are available on each reachable server

This is especially useful after setting up a new server, when debugging connection issues, or before your first deploy to a new environment. If something is off, doctor will tell you exactly what.