Laravel Image URLs Fix Needed (only 5 to 10 Minutes of Work)

My production-ready Laravel site went live and every single image is missing. The files themselves sit safely on the server, yet nothing renders—homepage, inner pages, admin panel, nowhere. I need someone to track down why the generated URLs are off and patch the root cause without disturbing the rest of the codebase.

Scope
• Inspect the current storage / public disk setup and any symbolic links.
• Check filesystem, asset() helpers, route-to-image logic, and web-server directives.
• Adjust configuration or paths so images stored on the server resolve correctly across the entire site.
• Test all pages after the fix to confirm no more broken placeholders.

Deliverable
A clean commit or set of clear steps that restores image visibility everywhere on the site, plus a brief note explaining what was changed so I can repeat the process in future deployments.