🚀 Overview

RentLab is a comprehensive vehicle rental management platform designed for agencies, startups, and fleet owners who
want to manage car, bike, scooter, truck, or luxury vehicle rentals online. It combines a powerful Laravel-based web admin dashboard
with a Flutter mobile application for end users, providing a seamless end-to-end rental experience with scheduling, GPS tracking,
pricing automation, and secure payment integration.

RentLab is ideal for car rental businesses, logistics operators, peer-to-peer vehicle rental startups, and delivery service fleets.
This GPL-ready edition emphasizes E-E-A-T standards — built from real rental business experience (Experience),
transparent technical architecture (Expertise), proper developer credit (Authoritativeness), and clear licensing disclosure (Trustworthiness).

✨ Key Features

• 🚗 Multi-Vehicle Management: cars, bikes, scooters, trucks, or boats – all supported in one system.
• 📅 Advanced Booking System: hourly, daily, or weekly rental models with calendar availability.
• 💳 Online Payments: PayPal, Stripe, Razorpay, or Cash on Delivery options integrated.
• 🗺️ GPS & Location Services: Google Maps integration for location-based vehicle search and pickup.
• 👨‍💼 Admin Dashboard: monitor rentals, manage fleet, approve driver/vendor listings, and set commission rates.
• 📱 User App: browse nearby vehicles, check prices, make bookings, and view history.
• 🏢 Vendor Panel: independent panel for vehicle owners or dealerships to list, update, and track bookings.
• 🔔 Notifications: instant updates for booking confirmation, pickup reminders, and payment alerts.
• ⭐ Ratings & Reviews: customers can review vehicles and drivers for service quality.
• 🧾 Invoices & Reports: auto-generated billing and analytics for admin and vendors.
• 🎨 White-label ready: rebrand easily with your logo, theme, and domain.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Frontend (Mobile): Flutter 3.x – single codebase for Android & iOS.
• Backend (Web): Laravel 9+ (PHP Framework) – REST API and web admin interface.
• Database: MySQL 8 / MariaDB with Eloquent ORM.
• Authentication: Laravel Sanctum / JWT for user and vendor roles.
• Payment Gateway: integrated Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, and Flutterwave modules.
• Maps & Geolocation: Google Maps API for distance and pickup/drop-off calculation.
• Storage: AWS S3 or local server for vehicle images and documents.
• Notifications: Firebase Cloud Messaging for mobile push notifications.
• Server Requirements:
  • PHP 8.1+ and MySQL 8+
  • Apache/Nginx with SSL
  • 4GB RAM minimum VPS or Cloud hosting

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Backend: upload Laravel API files to your hosting; configure .env with DB and mail credentials.
2. Run composer install and php artisan migrate --seed to initialize database and admin user.
3. Set up cron jobs for rental schedule updates and expired booking cleanup.
4. Mobile App: open Flutter project → update lib/config.dart with API URL and keys.
5. Replace app logo, theme colors, and splash screen.
6. Integrate Google Maps API key in AndroidManifest and Info.plist.
7. Run flutter pub get → test with emulator/device → build signed APK/AAB for production.
8. Access admin panel at yourdomain.com/admin using seeded credentials.

Tip: always enable HTTPS and configure mail notifications for booking confirmations.

📦 Deliverables

• ✅ Flutter user mobile app source code (Android + iOS)
• ✅ Laravel backend + web admin panel source
• ✅ MySQL database schema and sample data
• ✅ Payment, map, and push integration modules
• ✅ Full documentation + setup guide
• ✅ GPL redistribution notice

📱 Supported Platforms

• Mobile: Android 6.0+ and iOS 12+ (Flutter support)
• Web: Admin dashboard works on Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox
• Server: Linux VPS or cPanel hosting with PHP/MySQL
• Integrations: Firebase, Stripe, PayPal, Google Maps

🧠 Notes

License: Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). You may study, modify, and redistribute under the same license terms.

Customization tips: adjust pricing model (per hour/day), add insurance & driver options, link vehicle inspection reports, and localize UI to support multiple languages and currencies.

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👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

The original RentLab project was developed by a verified CodeCanyon/Envato author.
To get premium updates, customer support, and extended commercial rights, please purchase the original version from
CodeCanyon.

🔒 Disclaimer

This is a GPL redistribution created for educational, testing, and research purposes.
It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original author. All trademarks and brand names are property of their respective owners.

For commercial or production use, including live deployments, SaaS reselling, or app store submission,
a valid commercial license must be obtained from the original developer, and compliance with local rental and data protection laws is required.