Setting Up Laravel Sail and Docker on macOS

Prerequisites

Download Docker Desktop: Download Docker Desktop from Docker's official website and install it.
Run Docker Desktop: Open Docker Desktop and ensure it is running.
Verify Docker Installation: Open Terminal and run the following command to verify the installation:
```
docker --version
```

Install Homebrew: If Homebrew is not already installed, install it by running the following command in Terminal:
```
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
```
Install PHP: Use Homebrew to install PHP:
```
brew install php
```

Install Composer: If Composer is not already installed, run the following commands:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Create a New Laravel Project: Create a new Laravel project using Composer:
```
composer create-project laravel/laravel example-app
cd example-app
```
Install Laravel Sail: Require Laravel Sail as a development dependency:
```
composer require laravel/sail --dev
```
Publish Sail's Docker Configuration: Publish Sail's Docker configuration:
```
php artisan sail:install
```
Start Docker Containers: Start the Docker containers:
```
./vendor/bin/sail up
```

Copy Environment File: Copy the .env.example file to .env:
```
cp .env.example .env
```
Generate Application Key: Generate a new application key:
```
./vendor/bin/sail artisan key:generate
```
Update Environment Variables: Update the .env file with the necessary database configuration if needed.

Open Browser: Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost. You should see the Laravel welcome page.

Stop Docker Containers:
```
./vendor/bin/sail down
```
Run Artisan Commands: To run other Artisan commands, prefix them with Sail:
```
./vendor/bin/sail artisan migrate
```

If you encounter any issues, ensure:

By following these steps, you should have a fully functional Laravel Sail and Docker environment set up on your macOS machine.