/react-node-express-boilerplate

A minimal web app and server for rapid development

Primary LanguageJavaScript

react-node-express-boilerplate

A minimal web app and server for rapid development. A react app that fetches a string from the node server.

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Tech Stack

  • Frontend - React
  • Backend - Nodejs, Express

How to develop with both the server and web app

  • npm start

How to develop with just the web app

  • npm run start-react

Directory Structure

  • build - Built web app
  • public - Template html from create-react-app
  • server - Node Server code
  • src - Front-end code

Free Hosting

  • Login to https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps
  • Create a new App
  • Connect it to your Github Repo
  • You're all done. It will autodeploy your app to YOUR_APP_NAME.herokuapp.com
  • Any commits to that repo will trigger a rebuild and redeploy using npm start