Is it possible to create a website on Lumen?

Question

Laravel

Is it possible to create a small site on lumen or is it intended only for api?

Answer 1

When using Lumen, sooner or later you will have to drag packages from Laravel. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it takes a lot of time (I work with Lumen periodically, so this is practice, not theory). Since version 5.2, Lumen has clearly defined its scope:
Yes, illuminate/view is still available in version 5.8. But sessions, CSRF and much more will have to be dragged. There is nothing complicated or redundant in Laravel for your site. Just don't use what you don't need. The rest is out of the box.
It is also much easier to solve any problem for Laravel, since there are many more examples for Laravel and they do not need to be adapted.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend Lumen for a gallery site.

Answer 2

Can.