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+# Car Repairs Shop
+
+A modern Laravel-based application for managing car repair shop operations, built with Livewire, Volt, and Flux UI. This project streamlines customer management, appointments, inventory, service orders, technician management, and reporting.
+
+## Features
+- Customer and Vehicle Management
+- Appointment Scheduling
+- Service Orders and Estimates
+- Inventory and Parts Tracking
+- Technician Performance and Skills
+- Timesheets and Work Orders
+- Dashboard and Analytics
+- Role-based Permissions
+- Notifications
+
+## Tech Stack
+- **Backend:** Laravel 12, PHP 8.2
+- **Frontend:** Livewire, Volt, Flux UI, Tailwind CSS, Vite
+- **Database:** MySQL (default), SQLite (for testing)
+- **Testing:** PHPUnit
+
+## Installation
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://git.safetracksystems.com/sackey/Car-Repairs-Shop.git
+   cd Car-Repairs-Shop
+   ```
+2. **Install PHP dependencies:**
+   ```bash
+   composer install
+   ```
+3. **Install Node.js dependencies:**
+   ```bash
+   npm install
+   ```
+4. **Copy environment file and set up keys:**
+   ```bash
+   cp .env.example .env
+   php artisan key:generate
+   ```
+5. **Configure your database in `.env`**
+6. **Run migrations and seeders:**
+   ```bash
+   php artisan migrate --seed
+   ```
+7. **Build frontend assets:**
+   ```bash
+   npm run build
+   ```
+8. **Start the development server:**
+   ```bash
+   php artisan serve
+   ```
+
+## Usage
+- Access the app at `http://localhost:8000`
+- Login/register and start managing your car repair shop
+
+## Testing
+Run all tests with:
+```bash
+./vendor/bin/phpunit
+```
+
+## Contributing
+Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
+
+## License
+MIT