junibrosas/mern-ssr-kit

MERN Server-side Rendering Starter Kit

1. Generate express boilerplate using express-generator
2. Generate react boilerplate using create-react-app CLI
3. Connect mongo db
4. Run docker-compose up

Dockerized MERN stack developement environment

• For MacOS and Ubuntu

  • Install Docker
  • Clone the repo
  • Run docker-compose up
  • Start coding!
  • Stop containers and removes volumes: Run docker-compose down -v

• For Windows

  • Install Docker or DockerToolbox
  • If DockerToolbox, then clone the repo in C:/Users/[username], eg. C:/Users/suman
  • Change port-forward settings in Virtualbox (https://www.jhipster.tech/tips/020_tip_using_docker_containers_as_localhost_on_mac_and_windows.html)
  • Run docker-compose up
  • Start coding!
  • Stop containers and removes volumes: Run docker-compose down -v

TODO

• docker - done
• Server-side Rendering
• Redux
• Hot Reload Module
• Lerna