I am building a social-media product and need someone to take full ownership of the Laravel backend. The brief is intentionally focused on server-side work only; I already have other resources handling the interface. Here is what I need from you: • Spin up a clean Laravel codebase, configure environment files, and keep the structure modular so future feature tracks slot in easily. • Implement secure user authentication (registration, login, password reset, email verification) using Laravel’s native tools or Sanctum/Passport—whichever you feel fits best for token-based access. • Design a relational database schema, create the migrations, seeders, and Eloquent models, and make sure it scales for standard social-network entities (users, connections, posts, messages, etc.). • Expose well-documented RESTful endpoints so the front-end team can pull user data, post data, and conversation threads without friction. All responses need to be JSON, with clear status codes and pagination where relevant. • Add a concise API reference (Postman collection or Swagger YAML) so new developers can plug in immediately. • Integrate any third-party services you recommend for email or push notifications; keep the implementation clean and easily swappable. • Write basic PHPUnit or Pest tests that prove authentication flow, CRUD operations, and one integration path to an external API. Acceptance criteria: the backend must pass the supplied tests, deploy to a standard LAMP/LEMP stack without modification, and let the front-end team authenticate, read/write user data, and hit every documented endpoint successfully. If you are comfortable architecting a Laravel backend from scratch and can keep your code readable, commented, and Git-friendly, I’d love to see examples of similar social or community platforms you’ve built and discuss timelines.