Step 1: Get the code
Step 2: Use Composer to install dependencies
$ cd /path/to/project
$ composer install
Step 3: Perform default commands for new projects
$ php -r "copy('.env.example', '.env');"
$ php artisan key:generate
Step 4: Configure your database Check Laravel's Documentation for setting up the database configuration
Step 5: Use PHP's built-in development server or use yours
$ php artisan serve
Step 6: Migrate new tables to database
$ php artisan migrate
Step 7: Test API endpoints
$ php artisan serve
Additionally test api endpoints
$ php vendor/bin/codecept run api