React & redux + webpack + express boilerplate

1. Install

Download this boilerplate and install the dependent packages:

npm i

Also, you need to install MongoDB. The installation tutorial for MongoDB is Here.

2. Configure

Modify the files in following paths to configure your own variables (e.g. DOMAIN, PORT and DATABASE):

./webpack.dev.js
./webpack.prod.js

• ./webpack.dev.js is for the development mode
• ./webpack.prod.js is for the production mode

Create an .env file in the root of your application:

touch ./.env

Set the variable in .env file:

PORT=your_port (e.g., 80)
NODE_ENV=development_or_production
DOMAIN=your_domain (e.g., http://localhost)
DATABASE=your_database_name (e.g., myBlog)
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret (e.g., f3du4dPoZ6GCUPauOcALPkEdEUX1eE)

1. Install nodemon:

npm install -g nodemon

2. Start the development server:

npm start

1. Build the project for the production:

npm run build

2. Modify the environment variables in ./.env file which we created in the Setup step.

3. Use a process management (e.g., PM2) to make your application alive forever.