Next.js starter template
Tags: nextjs, webdev, react, javascript
Published: 2024-05-28 18:26:17

Hi,
I created a starter template for next.js, it also contains typescript, tailwind, shadcn/ui. I have already written about it here, but I have added some new functionalities such as: Next-auth, Prisma, React-hook-form, T3-env.

If you liked the project, I will appreciate if you leave a star. 🌟
[https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter](https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter)

## Overview
A Next.js starter template, packed with features like TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Next-auth, Eslint, testing tools and more. Jumpstart your project with efficiency and style.

## 🎉 Features
- 🚀 Next.js 14 (App router)
- ⚛️ React 18
- 📘 Typescript
- 🎨 TailwindCSS - Class sorting, merging and linting
- 🛠️ Shadcn/ui - Customizable UI components
- 🔒 Next-auth - Easy authentication library for Next.js (GitHub provider)
- 💵 Stripe - Payment handler
- 🛡️ Prisma - ORM for node.js
- 📋 React-hook-form - Manage your forms easy and efficient 
- 🔍 Zod - Schema validation library
- 🧪 Jest & React Testing Library - Configured for unit testing
- 🎭 Playwright - Configured for e2e testing
- 📈 Absolute Import & Path Alias - Import components using `@/` prefix
- 💅 Prettier - Code formatter
- 🧹 Eslint - Code linting tool
- 🐶 Husky & Lint Staged - Run scripts on your staged files before they are committed
- 🔹 Icons - From Lucide
- 🌑 Dark mode - With next-themes
- 🗺️ Sitemap & robots.txt - With next-sitemap
- 📝 Commitlint - Lint your git commits
- 🤖 Github actions - Lint your code on PR
- ⚙️ T3-env - Manage your environment variables
- 💯 Perfect Lighthouse score
- 🌐 I18n with Paraglide

## 🚀 Deployment
Easily deploy your Next.js app with <a href="https://vercel.com/">Vercel</a> by clicking the button below:

[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-url=https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter)

## 🎯 Getting started
### 1. Clone this template in one of three ways

1. Using this repository as template

   ![use-this-template-button](https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter/assets/76774237/f25c9a29-41de-4865-aa38-c032b9346169)

2. Using `create-next-app`

   ```bash
   npx create-next-app -e https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter my-project-name
   ```
    
3. Using `git clone`

   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/Skolaczk/next-starter my-project-name
   ```
### 2. Install dependencies

```bash
npm install
```

### 3. Set up environment variables
Create `.env` file and set env variables from `.env.example` file.

### 4. Prepare husky
It is required if you want husky to work

```bash
npm run prepare
```

### 5. Run the dev server

You can start the server using this command:

```bash
npm run dev
```

and open http://localhost:3000/ to see this app.

## ⚙️ Scripts overview
The following scripts are available in the `package.json`:
- `dev`: Run development server
- `build`: Build the app
- `start`: Run production server
- `preview`: Run `build` and `start` commands together
- `lint`: Lint the code using Eslint
- `lint:fix`: Fix linting errors
- `format:check`: Checks the code for proper formatting
- `format:write`: Fix formatting issues
- `typecheck`: Type-check TypeScript without emitting files
- `test`: Run unit tests
- `test:watch`: Run unit tests in watch mode
- `e2e`: Run end-to-end tests
- `e2e:ui`: Run end-to-end tests with UI
- `postbuild`: Generate sitemap
- `prepare`: Install Husky for managing Git hooks

## 🤝 Contribution
To contribute, please follow these steps:
1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch.
3. Make your changes, and commit them.
4. Push your changes to the forked repository.
5. Create a pull request.

## ❤️ Support

If you liked the project, I will appreciate if you leave a star. 🌟😊

Made by <a href="https://michalskolak.netlify.app/">Michał Skolak</a>