This pacakge provides an implementation of Sentry 2 for Laravel 4. By default it uses Bootstrap 3.0, but you can make use of whatever UI you want.

This package is based on my L4withSentry demo repo.

Add this package to your composer.json file:

"require": {
    "laravel/framework": "4.1.*",
    "rydurham/sentinel": "1.*"
},

Run Composer Update

Make sure you have configured your app's Database and Mail settings.

Add the Service Provider to your app/config/app.php file:

'providers' => array(
     ...
    'Sentinel\SentinelServiceProvider',  
    )

Run the Migrations:

php artisan migrate --package=rydurham/sentinel

Seed the Database:

php artisan db:seed --class="SentinelDatabaseSeeder"

Publish the package assets:

php artisan asset:publish rydurham/sentinel

Set a "Home" Route. This package requires that you have a named 'home' route in your routes.php file:

// Set Home Route
 Route::get('/', array('as' => 'home', function()
{
    return View::make('home');
}));

Optional: Publish Views

php artisan view:publish rydurham/sentinel

Optional: Publish Configuration

php artisan config:publish rydurham/sentinel

The config file will allow you to control many aspects of Sentinels operation. Take a look to see what options are available. If you want to add fields to your user table, this can be done with the config options.

Once installed, Sentinel adds a series of routes for User interaction. You will need to add links to these routes in your app's layouts.

• yoursite.tld/login
• yoursite.tld/logout
• yoursite.tld/register
• yoursite.tld/users - For user management. Only available to admins
• yoursite.tld/groups - For group management. Only available to admins.

Sentinel also provides these filters which you can use to prevent unauthorized access to your app's routes & methods.

• Sentinel\auth - Require users to be successfully logged in
• Sentinel\inGroup:Admins - Block access to all but members of the Admin group. If you create your own groups, you can use it as such: Sentinel\inGroup:[YourGroup].

Check the Wiki for more information about the package:

• Config Options
• Events & Listeners
• Seed & Migration Details
• Default Routes
• Basic API Info
• Package Version History

Any questions about this package should be posted on the package website.

• Set up testing with Travis
• Increase test coverage - currently the tests are very limited.
• Add More languages?

• This package would not be possible without the excellent Sentry package from Cartalyst. They make excellent products!
• Many thanks to @rossey for pushing to make this happen, and for providing a great starting point.
• These two books helped immensely: Laravel: From Apprentice to Artisan by Taylor Otwell, Implementing Laravel by Chris Fidao
• The Laracast videos are awesome - check them out if you have not already.