Install Laravel Echo Server on Ubuntu 18, 20, 22

The first requirement of running laravel-echo-server on your Linux server is to have NodeJS installed.

Follow my tutorial to learn how to install NodeJS on Ubuntu/Linux

Installing Laravel-echo-server

I assumed that you have already installed the NodeJS on your server and it is running

Use following command to install the NPM package globally on your server:

npm install -g laravel-echo-server

Ready to use laravel echo server

Now you are ready to use laravel echo server

You can create a Laravel configuration/Json file using following command:

laravel-echo-server init

Provide appropriate input for the configuration and you should be good to go to use Laravel echo server with socket