step 1, 2 and 3 of the implementation plan

vite.config.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import laravel from 'laravel-vite-plugin';
 import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite';
+import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
 
 export default defineConfig({
     plugins: [
@@ -8,6 +9,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
             input: ['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'],
             refresh: true,
         }),
+        vue({
+            template: {
+                transformAssetUrls: {
+                    base: null,
+                    includeAbsolute: false,
+                },
+            },
+        }),
         tailwindcss(),
     ],
     server: {