Overview

Astro Boilerplate with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS is a starter code for creating a blog or portfolio website. It is based on Astro with Tailwind CSS 3.0 and offers various features including syntax highlighting, SEO optimization, pagination, dark theme, markdown support, image lazy loading, and responsive design. The boilerplate also focuses on developer experience with support for TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier, Husky, and lint-staged. It provides an easy one-click deployment option on Netlify.

Features

• Complete Blog feature: Includes syntax highlighting, SEO optimization with sitemap.xml and robots.txt, RSS feed, pagination, dark theme, markdown support, and image lazy loading.
• Developer experience first: Built with Astro, Tailwind CSS with aspect ratio and typography plugin, TypeScript, ESLint, and Prettier compatible with .astro files. It includes tools like Husky, lint-staged, and Commitlint for enhanced development workflow.
• ESLint with: Airbnb styled guide, TypeScript compatibility, Astro compatibility, automatically remove unused imports, and import sorting.
• Philosophy: Follows a minimal code approach and is SEO-friendly and production-ready.

Installation

1. Install Node.js and npm on your system.
2. Clone the Astro Boilerplate repository to your local environment.
3. Navigate to the project’s root directory and run the following command to install dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. To run the project locally in development mode with live reload, use the following command:

   npm run dev
   

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your favorite browser to view the project.

Summary

Astro Boilerplate with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS is a comprehensive starter code for creating a blog or portfolio website. It offers a range of features including syntax highlighting, SEO optimization, pagination, and responsive design. The boilerplate focuses on developer experience by providing support for TypeScript, ESLint, and Prettier. It also offers easy deployment options and follows a minimal code philosophy for improved performance.