scaffold laravel 12 backend

composer create-project laravel/laravel + artisan install:api.
sanctum removed (custom session-cookie auth per ai/backend-context).
personal_access_tokens migration + config/sanctum.php deleted.
default .gitignore excludes vendor/, .env, etc - composer install
recreates vendor at setup time.

backend/vite.config.js

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+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import laravel from 'laravel-vite-plugin';
+import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+    plugins: [
+        laravel({
+            input: ['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'],
+            refresh: true,
+        }),
+        tailwindcss(),
+    ],
+    server: {
+        watch: {
+            ignored: ['**/storage/framework/views/**'],
+        },
+    },
+});