Make sure you have PHP and Composer installed globally on your computer.
Clone the repo and enter the project folder
cd laravel-rest-api
Install the app
composer install
cp .env.example .env
Config database
DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
DB_DATABASE=/absolute/path/to/database.sqlite
Migrate
php artisan migrate --seed
Run the web server
php artisan serve
That's it. Now you can use the api, i.e.
http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/articles