Introduction

An up-to-date, reasonably opinionated starter template for Next.js web apps

What is Next.js WebApp Starter?

Next.js WebApp Starter is an up-to-date, reasonably opinionated Next.js starter template. It's bootstrapped with create-next-app, complemented with some icing on top (the reasonably opinionated part).

Note: This is a community-created project and is not affiliated with Vercel or Next.js.

We only cover core Next.js features in our documentation when it's necessary to help explain a Next.js WebApp Starter feature. To learn more about Next.js itself check out their official documentation.

Features

Next.js WebApp Starter comes with the following features:

• It's configured as a Next.js TypeScript application.

• Tailwind CSS is added as a PostCSS plugin in the Next.js build chain.

• sass library installed to enable Next.js' built-in Sass support.

• next.config.js file ready for you to customize to enable the following Next.js 9.5+ core features:

  • Customizable Base Path

  • Rewrites, Redirects, and Headers

  • Optional Trailing Slash in URLs

• Easy use of open source SVG icon packs via the @meronex/icons package.

• Internationalization support via integration of the i18next and react-i18next internationalization frameworks.

• Easy SEO management via the Next SEO package.

• PWA-enabled via next-pwa

• More to come...

We're currently in a 0.x iterative release cycle. Check out the version 1.0 roadmap here.

Project Goals

The overarching goal of this project is to provide a Next.js starter template that has the following attributes:

• Is open-source.

• Actively maintained, with all project dependencies kept up to date.

• Integrates new core Next.js features as soon as possible after new Next.js versions are released, accompanied by appropriate documentation in this project's official documentation site and, where suitable, in the code.

• Encourages community discussion around any and all features added that fall outside of core Next.js features, while staying aligned with the sub-goals of ensuring that each of these features:

  • is considered useful by the community

  • is implemented in a performant and secure manner

• As much as possible, developer experience should be impacted only positively, not negatively.

• Does not aim to be everything for everyone but instead aims to provide an out-of-the-box feature set that benefits the Next.js community.

Who created it?

Next.js WebApp Starter is an open source project started and being maintained by Owan Hunte, a full stack software developer from Barbados.

If you would like to donate to my development efforts on this project, you can do so here. All sponsors will be recognized in the project README and here in the documentation.

How can I contribute?

Development of this project is being done in the open on GitHub and contributions are welcomed. To learn more about how you can contribute, please read the project's Code of Conduct and Contributing Guide.