jonnybarnes.uk/app/Http/Middleware/LocalhostSessionMiddleware.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;

class LocalhostSessionMiddleware
{
    /**
     * Whilst we are developing locally, automatically log in as
     * `['me' => config('app.url')]` as I can’t manually log in as
     * a .localhost domain.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Closure  $next
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        if (config('app.env') !== 'production') {
            session(['me' => config('app.url')]);
        }

        return $next($request);
    }
}