# webpack/react-starter

[OUTDATED] Starter template for React with webpack. Doesn't focus on simplicity! NOT FOR BEGINNERS!

Repository: https://github.com/webpack/react-starter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-starter
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2016-01-01T13:58:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4416, "days_push": 3897, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2191, forks 313 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:24.119016+00:00)

## What it is
A starter template for building React applications with webpack, including dev server, Hot Module Replacement, and production prerendering setups. It is explicitly marked as outdated and not aimed at beginners.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a React app with webpack
- set up hot module replacement for React development
- configure server-side prerendering for React components
- set up long-term caching with hashed assets
- support multiple stylesheet languages in one build

## When to choose
- studying how older webpack + React setups were configured
- referencing HMR or prerendering configuration examples

## When to avoid
- starting a new production project today
- beginners looking for a simple React setup
- needing maintained tooling or security updates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: build-tool, ssr, web-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: react, webpack, starter-template, boilerplate, hot-module-replacement, outdated, boilerplate, nodejs, javascript, web-server

## Member repositories
- webpack/react-starter (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:24.119016+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 2026-08-30T08:31:58.093131+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/webpack/react-starter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:24.119016+00:00, sha a1e3a6bd55f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.