Modern React App Starter

A blazing-fast, modern React application starter template built with the latest tools and best practices. This is an excellent starting point for any modern React app, offering a superior alternative to Create React App with better performance, smaller bundle sizes, and faster build times.

✨ Features

• React 19 - Latest React with all new features
• TypeScript - Full type safety out of the box
• React Router v7 - Modern client-side routing
• Rsbuild - Lightning-fast build tool (Rust-based, faster than Webpack)
• ESLint - Code linting with TypeScript support
• Prettier - Code formatting
• pnpm - Fast, efficient package management
• Hot Module Replacement - Instant development feedback

🚀 Why This Over Create React App?

Create React App has become bloated and slow. This starter gives you:

• ⚡ 10x faster builds with Rsbuild
• 📦 Smaller bundle sizes
• 🔧 Modern tooling that's actively maintained
• 🎯 Zero configuration that just works
• 🛠️ Easy to eject and customize

🏁 Quick Start

# Clone this repository
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd your-project-name

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Start development server
pnpm dev

Your app will be available at http://localhost:3000 with hot reloading.

📋 Available Scripts

# Development
pnpm dev              # Start dev server with hot reload

# Building
pnpm build            # Build for production
pnpm preview          # Preview production build locally

# Code Quality
pnpm lint             # Run ESLint
pnpm format           # Format code with Prettier

📁 Project Structure

src/
├── components/       # Reusable components
├── pages/           # Route components
├── App.tsx          # Main app component
└── index.tsx        # Entry point

🔧 Customization

This starter is intentionally minimal and easy to extend. Add your preferred:

• State management (Zustand, Redux Toolkit, etc.)
• UI library (Tailwind CSS, Chakra UI, Material-UI, etc.)
• Testing framework (Vitest, Jest, etc.)
• Additional tools as needed

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and pull requests to improve this starter template.

📚 Learn More

• Rsbuild Documentation - Modern build tool
• React Documentation - Learn React
• TypeScript Handbook - TypeScript guide