React environment setup

How to use this repo to initialise your React App?

Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/sudowebdev/react-default-files.git

After cloning it in your local directory, run:

npm install

The environment is all set-up. You can now start your React Project by writing code in src/app.jsx file.
Now run the following command to see your default react app on localhost:8080

npm run dev

Some basic information about the default project structure:

1. All the React code goes inside the src directory as this is mentioned as the APP_DIR in webpack.config.js.
2. The main React code will go inside src/app.jsx as this is mentioned as the entry file for webpack.
3. The output gets served from static directory as this is mentioned as the BUILD_DIR in webpack.config.js.
4. Run npm run dev to run the script that is mentioned inside the scripts field in package.json.

If you want to dive a little more deep into the React environment setup then click here