1. Apply changes to .env file:

1. APP_ENV=production

2. APP_DEBUG=false

3. Make sure that you are optimizing Composer's class autoloader map (docs):

4. composer dump-autoload --optimize

5. or along

install: composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-dev

1. or during update: 

2. composer update --optimize-autoloader

3. Optimizing Configuration Loading:
   
   

   • php artisan config:cache

4. Discover and cache the application's events and listeners:
   
   

   • php artisan event:cache

5. Optimizing Route registration:
   
   

   • php artisan route:cache

6. Compile all of the application's Blade templates:
   
   

   • php artisan view:cache

7. Cache the framework bootstrap files:
   
   

   • php artisan optimize

8. (Optional) Asset Bundling:
   
   
   • Using Vite Laravel Plugin (docs): 

   • npm run build

   • Using Laravel Mix (docs): npm run production

9. (Optional) Generate the encryption keys Laravel Passport needs (docs):
   
   
   • php artisan passport:keys
10. (Optional) Start Laravel task scheduler by adding the following Cron entry (docs):
    
    
    • * * * * * cd /path-to-your-project && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1
11. (Optional) Install, config and start the Supervisor (docs):
12. (Optional) Create a symbolic link from public/storage to storage/app/public (docs):
    
    

    • php artisan storage:link

• Laravel deployment docs: https://laravel.com/docs/master/deployment
• Digital Ocean's tutorial: How to Install and Configure Laravel