# Hashnode/mern-starter

⛔️ DEPRECATED - Boilerplate for getting started with MERN stack

Repository: https://github.com/Hashnode/mern-starter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mern-starter
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: deprecated, obsolete, archived
Last push: 2023-02-02T18:12:11+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": 3869, "days_push": 1308, "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 5143, forks 1153 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.165731+00:00)

## What it is
MERN Starter is a scaffolding boilerplate for building isomorphic JavaScript apps with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js, including Webpack configs, server-side rendering, and dev tooling. The project is officially deprecated and no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- scaffold a MERN stack app quickly
- get a starter template for Mongo Express React Node
- learn how to set up server-side rendering with React Router
- bootstrap an isomorphic JavaScript web app
- set up Webpack dev server with hot reloading for React

## When to choose
- studying how older MERN stack projects were structured
- forking a legacy codebase that still uses this boilerplate

## When to avoid
- starting any new project, since it is deprecated and unmaintained
- needing current React, Webpack, or Express versions and security patches
- wanting long-term community support or updates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, ssr, build-tool, cli
- domain: web-development, frontend, backend, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: mern-stack, scaffolding, boilerplate, deprecated, react, express, mongodb, webpack, isomorphic-apps, boilerplate, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- Hashnode/mern-starter (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.165731+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 2026-08-30T08:31:22.905934+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Hashnode/mern-starter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.165731+00:00, sha 96b7ef9c2dd5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.