EvolutionKit Start Kit Filament 4.x and Laravel 12.x

About EvolutionKit

EvolutionKit is a robust starter kit built on Laravel 12.x and Filament 4.x, designed to accelerate the development of modern web applications with a ready-to-use multi-panel structure.

Features

• Laravel 12.x - The latest version of the most elegant PHP framework
• Filament 4.x - Powerful and flexible admin framework
• Multi-Panel Structure - Includes three pre-configured panels:
  • Admin Panel (/admin) - For system administrators
  • App Panel (/app) - For authenticated application users
  • Public Panel (frontend interface) - For visitors
• Environment Configuration - Centralized configuration through the config/evolutionkit.php file

System Requirements

• PHP 8.3 or higher
• Composer
• Node.js and PNPM

Installation

Clone the repository

laravel new my-app --using=jeffersongoncalves/evolutionkitv4

Using FilaKit CLI

Or use FilaKit CLI for a simplified setup:

filakit new my-app --kit=jeffersongoncalves/evolutionkitv4

Install FilaKit CLI: composer global require jeffersongoncalves/filakit-cli

Easy Installation

EvolutionKit can be easily installed using the following command:

php install.php

This command automates the installation process by:

• Installing Composer dependencies
• Setting up the environment file
• Generating application key
• Setting up the database
• Running migrations
• Installing Node.js dependencies
• Building assets
• Configuring Herd (if used)

Manual Installation

Install JavaScript dependencies

pnpm install

Install Composer dependencies

composer install

Set up environment

cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

Configure your database in the .env file

Run migrations

php artisan migrate

Run the server

php artisan serve

Installation with Docker

Clone the repository

laravel new my-app --using=jeffersongoncalves/evolutionkitv4 --database=mysql

Move into the project directory

cd my-app

Install Composer dependencies

composer install

Set up environment

cp .env.example .env

Configuring custom ports may be necessary if you have other services running on the same ports.

# Application Port (ex: 8080)
APP_PORT=8080

# MySQL Port (ex: 3306)
FORWARD_DB_PORT=3306

# Redis Port (ex: 6379)
FORWARD_REDIS_PORT=6379

# Mailpit Port (ex: 1025)
FORWARD_MAILPIT_PORT=1025

Start the Sail containers

./vendor/bin/sail up -d

You won’t need to run php artisan serve, as Laravel Sail automatically handles the development server within the container.

Attach to the application container

./vendor/bin/sail shell

Generate the application key

php artisan key:generate

Install JavaScript dependencies

pnpm install

Authentication Structure

EvolutionKit comes pre-configured with a custom authentication system that supports different types of users:

• Admin - For administrative panel access
• User - For application panel access

Development

# Run the development server with logs, queues and asset compilation
composer dev

# Or run each component separately
php artisan serve
php artisan queue:listen --tries=1
pnpm run dev

Customization

Panel Configuration

Panels can be customized through their respective providers:

• app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php
• app/Providers/Filament/AppPanelProvider.php
• app/Providers/Filament/PublicPanelProvider.php

Alternatively, these settings are also consolidated in the config/evolutionkit.php file for easier management.

Themes and Colors

Each panel can have its own color scheme, which can be easily modified in the corresponding Provider files or in the evolutionkit.php configuration file.

Configuration File

The config/evolutionkit.php file centralizes the configuration of the starter kit, including:

• Panel routes
• Middleware for each panel
• Branding options (logo, colors)
• Authentication guards

User Profile — joaopaulolndev/filament-edit-profile

This project already comes with the Filament Edit Profile plugin integrated for the Admin and App panels. It adds a complete profile editing page with avatar, language, theme color, security (tokens, MFA), browser sessions, and email/password change.

• Routes (defaults in this project):
  • Admin: /admin/my-profile
  • App: /app/my-profile
• Navigation: by default, the page does not appear in the menu (shouldRegisterNavigation(false)). If you want to show it in the sidebar menu, change it to true in the panel provider.

Where to configure

• Panel providers

  • Admin: app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php
  • App: app/Providers/Filament/AppPanelProvider.php In these files you can adjust:
  • ->slug('my-profile') to change the URL (e.g., 'profile')
  • ->setTitle('My Profile') and ->setNavigationLabel('My Profile')
  • ->setNavigationGroup('Group Profile'), ->setIcon('heroicon-o-user'), ->setSort(10)
  • ->shouldRegisterNavigation(true|false) to show/hide it in the menu
  • Shown forms: ->shouldShowEmailForm(), ->shouldShowLocaleForm([...]), ->shouldShowThemeColorForm(), ->shouldShowSanctumTokens(), ->shouldShowMultiFactorAuthentication(), ->shouldShowBrowserSessionsForm(), ->shouldShowAvatarForm()

• General settings: config/filament-edit-profile.php

  • locales: language options available on the profile page
  • locale_column: column used in your model for language/locale (default: locale)
  • theme_color_column: column for theme color (default: theme_color)
  • avatar_column: avatar column (default: avatar_url)
  • disk: storage disk used for the avatar (default: public)
  • visibility: file visibility (default: public)

Migrations and models

• The required columns are already included in this kit’s default migrations (users and admins): avatar_url, locale and theme_color, using the names defined in config/filament-edit-profile.php.
• The App\Models\User and App\Models\Admin models already read the avatar using the plugin configuration (getFilamentAvatarUrl).

Avatar storage

• Make sure the filesystem disk is configured and that the storage link exists: php artisan storage:link
• Adjust the disk and visibility in the config file according to your infrastructure.

Quick access

• Via direct URL: /admin/my-profile or /app/my-profile
• To make it visible in the sidebar navigation, set shouldRegisterNavigation(true) in the respective Provider.

Reference

• Plugin repository: https://github.com/joaopaulolndev/filament-edit-profile

WhatsApp Connector — wallacemartinss/filament-whatsapp-conector

This starter kit ships with the WhatsApp Connector plugin (Evolution API v2 client) already required in composer.json and registered in the Admin panel. It lets you manage WhatsApp instances, display live QR Codes to connect, log webhooks, and send messages (text, images, videos, audio, documents) from Filament actions or your own services.

What’s already configured in this kit

• Dependency: wallacemartinss/filament-whatsapp-conector is included
• Admin panel registration: see app/Providers/Filament/AdminPanelProvider.php where FilamentEvolutionPlugin::make()->whatsappInstanceResource()->viewMessageHistory()->viewWebhookLogs() is added

1. Publish config and run migrations

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="filament-evolution-config"
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="filament-evolution-migrations"
php artisan migrate

2. Environment variables (.env) Add your Evolution API credentials and webhook settings:

# Evolution API connection (required)
EVOLUTION_URL=https://your-evolution-api.com
EVOLUTION_API_KEY=your_api_key

# Webhook URL (required to receive events)
# Use the public URL to your app’s webhook endpoint (see below):
EVOLUTION_WEBHOOK_URL=https://your-app.com/api/webhooks/evolution

# Optional security secret (recommended)
EVOLUTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your_secret_key

# Optional defaults (useful for single‑instance setups)
EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE=your_instance_id

3. Webhook endpoint

• The plugin exposes an endpoint for Evolution API to POST events (QR updates, messages, connection changes, etc.).
• Set EVOLUTION_WEBHOOK_URL to your public URL pointing to: https://your-app.com/api/webhooks/evolution.
• Ensure your app is accessible publicly and that the route is not blocked by auth or CSRF.

4. Optional configuration (config/filament-evolution.php) After publishing, you can tune behaviors such as queues, storage, cleanup, and tenancy. Key options:

return [
    'queue' => [
        'enabled' => true,
        'connection' => null, // default connection
        'name' => 'default',
    ],
    'storage' => [
        'webhooks' => true,   // persist webhook payloads
        'messages' => true,   // persist sent/received messages
    ],
    'cleanup' => [
        'webhooks_days' => 30,
        'messages_days' => 90,
    ],
    'instance' => [
        'reject_call' => false,
        'always_online' => false,
        // ...other defaults
    ],
    'tenancy' => [
        'enabled' => false,
        'column' => 'team_id',
        'table' => 'teams',
        'model' => 'App\\Models\\Team',
    ],
];

5. Managing WhatsApp instances (Admin panel)

1. Go to: WhatsApp > Instances
2. Create a new instance (name/phone)
3. Save to open the QR Code modal
4. Scan the QR Code with your WhatsApp
5. Watch status updates (Always Online, Read Messages, Reject Calls, etc.)

6. Sending messages The plugin provides three ways to send WhatsApp messages:

• Filament Action (UI): attach SendWhatsappMessageAction to tables/pages/widgets
• Facade: quick sending from anywhere in your code
• Trait: integrate into your services for reusable sending logic

Examples (UI actions)

use WallaceMartinss\FilamentEvolution\Actions\SendWhatsappMessageAction;

// In a resource table
public function table(Table $table): Table
{
    return $table
        ->actions([
            SendWhatsappMessageAction::make(),
        ]);
}

// In a page header
protected function getHeaderActions(): array
{
    return [
        SendWhatsappMessageAction::make()
            // Optional sensible defaults
            ->number('5511999999999')
            ->message('Hello from EvolutionKit!'),
    ];
}

Prefilling from records

SendWhatsappMessageAction::make()
    ->numberFrom('phone')                // attribute on the record
    ->instanceFrom('whatsapp_instance_id');

Limiting message types or hiding fields

use WallaceMartinss\FilamentEvolution\Enums\MessageTypeEnum;

SendWhatsappMessageAction::make()
    ->allowedTypes([MessageTypeEnum::TEXT, MessageTypeEnum::IMAGE])
    ->hideInstanceSelect()
    ->hideNumberInput()
    ->textOnly();

Media storage (optional)

EVOLUTION_MEDIA_DISK=public
EVOLUTION_MEDIA_DIRECTORY=whatsapp-media
EVOLUTION_MEDIA_MAX_SIZE=16384

You can also specify a custom disk per action: SendWhatsappMessageAction::make()->disk('s3');

7. Cleanup command Remove old webhook/message records automatically:

php artisan evolution:cleanup           # uses config defaults
php artisan evolution:cleanup --dry-run # preview deletions
php artisan evolution:cleanup --webhooks-days=7 --messages-days=30

Schedule it (example):

// routes/console.php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schedule;
Schedule::command('evolution:cleanup')->daily();

Troubleshooting

• QR Code does not appear: verify EVOLUTION_URL and EVOLUTION_API_KEY, and that your Evolution API v2 instance is reachable from the app
• Webhooks not received: confirm EVOLUTION_WEBHOOK_URL is a public HTTPS URL to /api/webhooks/evolution, no auth/CSRF blocking, and that your hosting firewall allows inbound requests
• Media uploads failing: check EVOLUTION_MEDIA_DISK permissions and file size limits
• Messages queued but not sent: ensure queues are running (e.g., php artisan queue:listen) and that the configured queue connection is available

Reference

• Plugin repository: https://github.com/wallacemartinss/filament-whatsapp-conector

Resources

EvolutionKit includes support for:

• User and admin management
• Multi-guard authentication system
• Tailwind CSS integration
• Database queue configuration
• Customizable panel routing and branding

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Credits

Developed by Jefferson Gonçalves.