How to Use Laravel Fortify for Authentication in Laravel 10 (Beginner to Pro)

Are you tired of using outdated authentication systems in your Laravel apps?
Perhaps you’ve struggled to set up user login, registration, and password reset features cleanly — or you’re overwhelmed by Jetstream’s complexity.
Problem solved. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll show you exactly how to use Laravel Fortify in Laravel 10 to build a powerful authentication system — without the clutter.

By the end of this article, you’ll have a fully functioning, secure, and customizable authentication system that’s ready for production — no unnecessary UI frameworks, just clean Laravel code.

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 Blog Outline

1. What is Laravel Fortify?
2. Why Use Laravel Fortify in Laravel 10?
3. Laravel Fortify vs Jetstream vs Breeze
4. Step 1: Install Laravel 10
5. Step 2: Install Laravel Fortify
6. Step 3: Publish Fortify Configuration
7. Step 4: Register Fortify Service Provider
8. Step 5: Setup Authentication Views
9. Step 6: Enable and Customize Fortify Features
10. Step 7: Add Routes and Middleware
11. Step 8: Test Login, Register, and Logout
12. Advanced Tips for Fortify Customization
13. Laravel Fortify 2FA & Email Verification (Optional)
14. Final Thoughts + Bonus Resources

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1. What is Laravel Fortify?

Laravel Fortify is a headless authentication backend for Laravel applications. It provides a robust set of authentication features, including:

• User registration
• Login/logout
• Email verification
• Two-factor authentication (2FA)
• Password resets and updates
• Session management

Unlike Jetstream or Breeze, Fortify doesn’t force any frontend framework on you — giving you maximum flexibility.

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2. Why Use Laravel Fortify in Laravel 10?

Laravel Fortify is ideal for:

• Custom UI development (Vue, React, Blade, etc.)
• API-based apps like SPAs or mobile backends
• Clean separation of logic and presentation

It’s also maintained by the Laravel core team, so you’re guaranteed long-term support and best practices baked in.

Top keywords targeted here:

• Laravel Fortify
• Laravel 10 Authentication
• Laravel login and registration
• Laravel custom auth
• Laravel 10 login system

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3. Laravel Fortify vs Jetstream vs Breeze

Feature	Fortify	Jetstream	Breeze
Headless Backend	Yes	No	No
Frontend Included	No	Yes (Livewire/Inertia)	Yes (Blade/React/Vue)
Custom UI Friendly	Very	Harder	Simple
Best for	APIs & SPAs	Full-stack apps	Prototyping

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4. Step 1: Install Laravel 10

Open your terminal and create a new Laravel project:

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-fortify-demo
cd laravel-fortify-demo

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5. Step 2: Install Laravel Fortify

Next, install Laravel Fortify via Composer:

composer require laravel/fortify

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6. Step 3: Publish Fortify Configuration

Run the following to publish Fortify’s configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Fortify\FortifyServiceProvider"

This creates a config/fortify.php file.

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7. Step 4: Register Fortify Service Provider

Open config/app.php and add this to the providers array:

App\Providers\FortifyServiceProvider::class,

Then generate the file:

php artisan make:provider FortifyServiceProvider

Inside FortifyServiceProvider.php, boot Fortify like this:

use Laravel\Fortify\Fortify;
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;

public function boot()
{
    Fortify::createUsersUsing(CreateNewUser::class);
    Fortify::updateUserProfileInformationUsing(UpdateUserProfileInformation::class);
    Fortify::updateUserPasswordsUsing(UpdateUserPassword::class);
    Fortify::resetUserPasswordsUsing(ResetUserPassword::class);
}

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8. Step 5: Setup Authentication Views

Fortify doesn’t ship with views. You need to create your own Blade templates manually:

mkdir resources/views/auth

Then create:

• login.blade.php
• register.blade.php
• forgot-password.blade.php
• reset-password.blade.php

You can use Blade scaffolding from Breeze if you want a base to start with:

composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install blade
npm install && npm run dev

Then delete unnecessary Breeze files and keep only the views.

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9. Step 6: Enable and Customize Fortify Features

Inside config/fortify.php, toggle the features you need:

'features' => [
    Features::registration(),
    Features::resetPasswords(),
    Features::emailVerification(),
    Features::twoFactorAuthentication(),
],

Want to disable 2FA? Just remove it from the array.

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10. Step 7: Add Routes and Middleware

Make sure your web routes are protected correctly:

Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
        return view('dashboard');
    });
});

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11. Step 8: Test Login, Register, and Logout

Now migrate your database and create a user:

php artisan migrate

Visit /login or /register and test the flow!

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12. Advanced Tips for Fortify Customization

• Override the default login validation
• Add username-based login instead of email
• Customize redirection logic with RedirectIfAuthenticated
• Add custom fields like phone or role in registration

Example: customizing the login logic:

Fortify::authenticateUsing(function (Request $request) {
    $user = User::where('email', $request->email)->first();

    if ($user && Hash::check($request->password, $user->password)) {
        return $user;
    }
});

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13. Laravel Fortify 2FA & Email Verification (Optional)

To enable 2FA:

1. Add Features::twoFactorAuthentication() to the config.
2. Make sure you include Blade forms for enabling/disabling 2FA.
3. Use the recovery codes and QR code features Fortify provides.

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14. Final Thoughts + Bonus Resources

Laravel Fortify is lightweight, powerful, and ideal for modern Laravel authentication. Whether you’re building a full-stack app or an API-first SPA, Fortify gives you the backend structure — and full control over the frontend.

 Useful Links:

• Laravel Fortify Docs
• Laravel Breeze Starter Kit
• Auth Customization Guide (Laravel Docs)