Common Problems faced while setting up private channels with laravel-echo & laravel-echo-server.

laravel-echo laravel-echo-server private channel authentication problems

I'll start with the basics and proceed to addressing the common problems faced while setting up private channels with laravel-echo & laravel-echo-server.

Comment out the line below in app.php
App\Providers\BroadcastServiceProvider::class,

Sweet mother of god

where is auth routes configured?

Thanks, kind man!

Setting up websockets with vue and laravel echo is a pain in the ass. Used 8hrs+ and still not getting it to run

This is a fantastic help. Had I found the key that as of Jan 2021 at least, you must use socket.io-client version 2.3.0, not version 3.0, it would have saved me many (more) hours of head-banging.

you must use socket.io-client version 2.3.0, not version 3.0, it would have saved me many (more) hours of head-banging.

Thanks, I wasted two weeks because of the version

Setting up websockets with vue and laravel echo is a pain in the ass. Used 8hrs+ and still not getting it to run

Just if you are wondering, there is this prefix on laravel-echo for client side, called, private, so if you have a laravel private channel xyz, for laravel echo to work, you need to rename it to private-xyz then only It will work.

I have this error and I don't know what can solve it.

laravel-echo-server_1  | [12:20:31 AM] - Sending auth request to: localhost/broadcasting/auth
laravel-echo-server_1  |
laravel-echo-server_1  | [12:20:31 AM] - Error authenticating wcoGigP-jG_jjDARAAAL for private-athletes.1
laravel-echo-server_1  | Error: Invalid URI "localhost/broadcasting/auth"
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Request.init (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/request.js:273:31)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at new Request (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/request.js:127:8)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at request (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/index.js:53:10)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Function.post (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/index.js:61:12)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at /usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/private-channel.js:57:27
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at new Promise (<anonymous>)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at PrivateChannel.serverRequest (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/private-channel.js:54:16)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at PrivateChannel.authenticate (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/private-channel.js:21:21)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Channel.joinPrivate (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/channel.js:68:22)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Channel.join (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/channel.js:21:22)
laravel-echo-server_1  | Error sending authentication request.````

I have this error and I don't know what can solve it.

laravel-echo-server_1  | [12:20:31 AM] - Sending auth request to: localhost/broadcasting/auth
laravel-echo-server_1  |
laravel-echo-server_1  | [12:20:31 AM] - Error authenticating wcoGigP-jG_jjDARAAAL for private-athletes.1
laravel-echo-server_1  | Error: Invalid URI "localhost/broadcasting/auth"
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Request.init (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/request.js:273:31)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at new Request (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/request.js:127:8)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at request (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/index.js:53:10)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Function.post (/usr/src/app/node_modules/request/index.js:61:12)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at /usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/private-channel.js:57:27
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at new Promise (<anonymous>)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at PrivateChannel.serverRequest (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/private-channel.js:54:16)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at PrivateChannel.authenticate (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/private-channel.js:21:21)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Channel.joinPrivate (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/channel.js:68:22)
laravel-echo-server_1  |     at Channel.join (/usr/src/app/node_modules/laravel-echo-server/dist/channels/channel.js:21:22)
laravel-echo-server_1  | Error sending authentication request.````

Everyone! I suggest every developer should use LARAGON and ditch xampp wampp etc.
You'll save a lot of time on setting up & resolving environment issues, like this localhost issue.
You'll get http://{project}.test urls automatically.