ReactJS server-side boilerplate

I love how React allows you render apps on the server and have the client take on from where the server left it. My goal for this project is to have a lean boilerplate so I can use it to start my next ReactJS apps.

Tech stack

This project relies on the following technologies:

• ReactJS
• react-route
• node-jsx
• express
• ejs

How to get started

1. You will need bower install globally before starting: npm install bower -g

2. Clone this repo, cd into the repo directory and run: npm install && bower install

3. Run npm start and navigate to http://localhost:8080 on your browser

Attention: this project will use your default process.env.PORT and will fall back to port 8080 in case it is not set.

TODOS:

• Handle NotFound cases with react-route
• Make sure server-side will return a 404 http status with invalid requests
• Establish a clear way to rehydrate app state after client kicks in
• Implement react-async webpack so client doesn't have to downlaod the js all at once - Issue #4
• Find good isomorphic/browserified request library for API requests: superagent is our guy!

Suggestions?

Do you have any suggestions on how this project could be better? Feel free to open an issue and let's discuss it :)