Product Analysis: React + Express - SSR Setup with TypeScript

Overview:

This React + Express project is a starter template for building React applications with server-side rendering (SSR) using TypeScript. The goal of this project is to provide a well-tested, regularly maintained, and easily configurable template that allows developers to quickly start their own React projects with SSR support.

The motivation behind creating this project was to have a central repository that the author can base their future projects on, while incorporating the packages, configurations, and settings that they have had good experiences with in the past. Additionally, this project was created to support the usage of Webpack 4 and Babel 7 early on, as existing starter projects did not provide support for both at the time of creation.

Features:

• Server-side rendering (SSR)
• Easily extendable and configurable
• Uses Webpack 4 and Babel 7
• Keep your project up to date with regular updates
• Support for client-side version (opt-in)
• Component scaffolding using plop
• Storybook support
• Avoid source map generation for faster builds
• Change the port of the development environment
• Import SVGs as ReactComponent
• Option to use plain JavaScript instead of TypeScript

Installation:

To install the React + Express SSR Setup with TypeScript, you can follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone [repository_url]

2. Navigate to the project folder:

cd [project_folder]

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

4. Build the project:

npm run build

5. Start the server:

npm start

Summary:

This React + Express SSR Setup with TypeScript is a comprehensive starter template that provides developers with a solid foundation to start building React applications with server-side rendering. It offers a range of features, including easy configuration, support for Webpack 4 and Babel 7, and the ability to keep projects up to date with regular updates. The installation process is straightforward and can be done by cloning the repository and following a few simple steps. Overall, this project aims to simplify the setup process and provide a reliable starting point for React development with server-side rendering.