# verekia/js-stack-from-scratch

🛠️⚡ Step-by-step tutorial to build a modern JavaScript stack.

Repository: https://github.com/verekia/js-stack-from-scratch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/js-stack-from-scratch
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tutorial, stack, javascript, react, redux, webpack, flow, yarn, eslint, sinon, immutablejs, jest, react-router, bootstrap, socket-io, heroku, jss, pm2, nodemon, server-side-rendering
Last push: 2024-06-05T18:20:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3622, "days_push": 819, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 20146, forks 1951 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:29.761879+00:00)

## What it is
A step-by-step tutorial that teaches developers how to assemble a modern JavaScript web application stack from scratch, covering tools like React, Redux, Webpack, ESLint, Jest, and Yarn. It focuses on wiring tools together with minimal examples, effectively guiding readers to write their own boilerplate.

## Use cases
- learn how to set up a modern javascript toolchain from scratch
- understand how webpack babel and eslint fit together
- build my own react redux boilerplate instead of using create-react-app
- set up server-side rendering with react and express
- configure jest testing and eslint for a javascript project
- learn how to deploy a node app to heroku with pm2

## When to choose
- you want to understand what happens under the hood of a javascript build setup
- you need to assemble a custom stack rather than use a pre-made boilerplate
- you already know javascript basics and want to learn tooling
- you prefer step-by-step guided tutorials with runnable code per chapter

## When to avoid
- you are a beginner who just wants a quick react playground - use create-react-app instead
- you need up-to-date tooling guidance, as parts of the stack are dated
- you want deep explanations of individual tools rather than wiring them together
- you need a production-ready boilerplate rather than a learning exercise

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, build-tool, web-framework, testing, linter
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: tutorial, javascript-stack, react, redux, webpack, boilerplate, step-by-step-guide, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- verekia/js-stack-from-scratch (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.761879+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:59:20.179832+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/verekia/js-stack-from-scratch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.761879+00:00, sha 5ccf737c616f)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/js-stack-from-scratch (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:05.414216+00:00, sha 6f7b7519aeb0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.