Database Seeders

Laratic ships with three curated seeders so you can load just enough sample data (or a lot of it) depending on your environment. Each seeder calls the same underlying classes but tweaks the record counts and percentages to simulate different workloads.

The root DatabaseSeeder calls DemoSeeder by default, so php artisan db:seed always gives you the demo dataset unless you override it with --class.

Side-by-side comparison

Seeder	Ideal for	Users	AI usage per user	Subscriptions	Orders
Minimal	Fresh installs, quick demos	1 admin + 10 users	2-5 records	~20% of users	~15% of users, 1-2 orders
Demo	Sales demos, screenshots	1 admin + 500 users	10-30 records	~35% of users	~25% of users, 1-5 orders
Heavy	Stress testing, perf profiling	1 admin + 5,000 users	3-8 records (350k+ rows)	~10% of users	~30% of users, 0-2 orders

How to run each seeder

Basic commands

php artisan db:seed → runs DemoSeeder via DatabaseSeeder.
php artisan db:seed --class=MinimalSeeder → loads the compact dataset.
php artisan db:seed --class=DemoSeeder → explicitly reseeds the demo data.
php artisan db:seed --class=HeavySeeder → kicks off the heavy scenario.

After a fresh migration

Combine migrations and seeding when you want a clean slate:

php artisan migrate:fresh --seed --seeder=MinimalSeeder
php artisan migrate:fresh --seed --seeder=DemoSeeder
php artisan migrate:fresh --seed --seeder=HeavySeeder

Production safety

Laravel prompts for confirmation in production. Add --force only if you are sure: php artisan db:seed --class=MinimalSeeder --force.
Heavy seeding can take several minutes; run it inside a detached terminal session and monitor disk space.
Each seeder is idempotent enough for local use, but if you need a truly clean slate, favor migrate:fresh --seed.

Where the seeders live

File database/seeders/MinimalSeeder.php
File database/seeders/DemoSeeder.php
File database/seeders/HeavySeeder.php
Entry point database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php