alexamoy/boilerplate

Boilerplate Setup

Step by step setup guide for the NERDS stack Node.js Express.js React.js Databases using SQL

Steps

1. mkdir boilerplate then cd boilerplate

2. Create package.json with npm init -y

3. git init and make a .gitignore:

   node_modules
   bundle.js
   bundle.js.map
   .DS_Store
   

4. dependencies (npm install): => this will create node_modules and package-lock.json

   • express
   • sequelize
   • body-parser
   • morgan
   • path
   • react
   • react-dom
   • react-redux
   • react-router-dom
   • redux
   • pg

5. devDependencies (npm install --save-dev):

   • webpack
   • webpack-cli
   • babel-core
   • babel-loader
   • babel-preset-react
   • babel-preset-env
   • babel-preset-stage-2

6. Create webpack.config.js (see file)

7. Create .babelrc for the babel-presets that were installed

8. Set start script npm start command to build your client javascript and run server (see package.json)

9. Set build script npm run build command to build your bundle.js

10. Create file structure:

    /server
      /api => your back-end routes should go here
      /db
        /models => separate models into different files
    /public
      /index.html
      /style.css
    /client
      /components => React components go here
      /store => store and redux reducers should go here
    

11. Go ahead and run npm start, open up localhost:1337 to see 'Hello, world!'