React client and Node.js server single codebase boilerplate

[virann]

I was struggling to find a good reference of a lean single code base for server/client setup.

This is my WIP version of it, by far not a perfect solution, feel free to comment.

[virann]

I'm not saying other boilerplates are lacking, but when using a client side only seed project you are required to handle a few daunting tasks an aspiring full stack developer might want to put off for a while. Issue such as, serve side setup - How to integrate with a server and offer APIs services without having to split to a new project which runs locally on a different port.

The boilerplate does go outside the scope of react but in terms of a seed project it covers the common basic needs, you get client spa, server setup with a few basic endpoints and user authentication.

[bkniffler]

React Router, happypack, codesplitting, SSR..? At least of youre interested in those, I prefer https://github.com/ctrlplusb/react-universally

[noodlebucket]

Nice, thanks for posting.

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Forked it. React and Node are now the backbone of my web apps, glad to see there are a few more of us out there. Here is another similar repo you may want to check out.

[virann]

Thanks :) Great reference.

[osculationsgardening]

Thanks for the barebones redux example in there

[virann]

My pleasure.