> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://sops.larasoft.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://sops.larasoft.io/laravel-sops/resources-and-links.md).

# Resources and Links

**Resources**

* [How to Hire a Great Laravel Developer](https://www.toptal.com/laravel#hiring-guide)

**People to Follow**

* [Taylor Otwell](https://twitter.com/taylorotwell)
* [Dayle Rees](https://twitter.com/daylerees)
* [Shawn McCool](https://twitter.com/ShawnMcCool)
* [Jeffrey Way](https://twitter.com/jeffrey_way)
* [Chris Fidao](https://twitter.com/fideloper)
* [Phil Sturgeon](https://twitter.com/philsturgeon)
* [Jens Segers](https://twitter.com/jenssegers)
* [Ben Corlett](https://twitter.com/ben_corlett)
* [Matt Stauffer](https://twitter.com/stauffermatt)
* [Graham Campbell](https://twitter.com/grahamjcampbell)

**Mentoring**

* [Laravel Forum](http://laravel.io/forum) - official forum and IRC channels for Laravel.
* [Laravel Recipes](http://laravel-recipes.com/) - useful tips and tutorials.

**PHP PaaS Providers**

* [Forge](https://forge.laravel.com/)
* [Fortrabbit](http://www.fortrabbit.com/)
* [PagodaBox](https://pagodabox.io/)
* [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/)
* [Cloudways](https://www.cloudways.com/)
* [Liara](https://liara.ir/)

**Other Useful Resources**

**Laracasts**

* [Laracasts](https://laracasts.com/)

**Starter Kits**

* [Laravel 5 Boilerplate with Gentelella Admin Theme](https://github.com/Labs64/laravel-boilerplate)

**Youtube Channels**

* [Laracon](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRawXmZv30Vf_MivyPYb_GQ)
* [Laracon EU](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb9XEo_1SDNR8Ucpbktrg5A)
* [php\[architect\]](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUEzH08rDNBfljD9PGVZujg)
* [phpacademy](https://www.youtube.com/user/phpacademy)

**Paid Videos**

* [Udemy - Laravel for beginners](https://www.udemy.com/php-with-laravel-for-beginners-become-a-master-in-laravel/)

**Books**

* [**Laravel from Apprentice to Artisan** by Taylor Otwell](https://leanpub.com/laravel)
* [**Laravel Testing Decoded** by Jeffrey Way](https://leanpub.com/laravel-testing-decoded)
* [**Implementing Laravel** by Chris Fidao](https://leanpub.com/implementinglaravel)
* [**Laravel Application Development Cookbook** by Terryu Matula](https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/laravel-application-development-cookbook)
* [**Laravel: Code Bright** by Dayle Rees](https://leanpub.com/codebright)
* [**Laravel 5 Essentials** by Martin Bean](https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/laravel-5-essentials)
* [Laravel Books on leanpub](https://leanpub.com/book_search?search=laravel)
* [**Laravel: Up and Running** by Matt Stauffer](https://laravelupandrunning.com/)
* open for suggestions


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