cPanel / Shared Hosting #

1. Upload Xdairy-deploy.zip via File Manager
2. Extract to public_html/ folder
3. Rename .env.install to .env
4. Create Database:
   • MySQL Databases → Create new database
   • Create database user with all privileges
   • Note: database name, username, password
5. Set Permissions:
   • Right-click storage/ → Permissions → 777 (recursive)
   • Right-click bootstrap/cache/ → Permissions → 777 (recursive)
6. Visit https://yourdomain.com/install

Plesk Panel #

1. Upload via File Manager to httpdocs/
2. Extract the archive
3. Rename .env.install to .env
4. Create Database:
   • Databases → Add Database
   • Note credentials
5. SSH/Terminal:chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache
6. Visit https://yourdomain.com/install

HestiaCP / VestaCP #

1. SSH into server:cd /home/username/web/yourdomain.com/public_htmlunzip Xdairy-deploy.zipmv .env.install .envmkdir -p storage/framework/{cache/data,sessions,views}mkdir -p storage/logs bootstrap/cachechmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cachechown -R www-data:www-data storage bootstrap/cache
2. Create Database via panel
3. Visit https://yourdomain.com/install

DirectAdmin #

1. Upload via File Manager to public_html/
2. Extract and rename .env.install to .env
3. Create MySQL Database in panel
4. Set Permissions via File Manager or SSH
5. Visit https://yourdomain.com/install

VPS / Dedicated Server (Manual) #

# Navigate to web rootcd /var/www/yourdomain.com# Extract filesunzip Xdairy-deploy.zip# Configure environmentmv .env.install .env# Create required directoriesmkdir -p storage/framework/{cache/data,sessions,views}mkdir -p storage/logs bootstrap/cache# Set ownership and permissionschown -R www-data:www-data .chmod -R 755 .chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache# Create storage linkphp artisan storage:link# Clear cachesphp artisan optimize:clear# Visit installer# https://yourdomain.com/install

Database Options
Option 1: Web Installer (Recommended)
The web installer at /install will automatically:

Import database schema
Seed default configuration
Create admin user
Option 2: Import SQL Dump (With Demo Data)
mysql -u username -p database_name < database/xdairy_complete.sql
Option 3: Fresh Schema Only
mysql -u username -p database_name < database/schema.sql
Nginx Configuration
If using Nginx, add this to your site config:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    root /var/www/yourdomain.com/public;
    index index.php;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $realpath_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
    location ~ /\.(?!well-known) {
        deny all;
    }
}