# Installation

The following section teaches you how to install Lighthouse in your project.

# Install via composer

composer require nuwave/lighthouse

Lighthouse includes a default schema to get you going right away. Publish it using the following artisan command:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Nuwave\Lighthouse\LighthouseServiceProvider" --tag=schema

To make use of the amazing tooling around GraphQL, we recommend installing GraphQL Playground (opens new window)

composer require mll-lab/laravel-graphql-playground

After installation, visit /graphql-playground to try it.

You can use any GraphQL client with Lighthouse, make sure to point it to the URL defined in the config. By default, the endpoint lives at /graphql.