# ctrlplusb/react-universally

A starter kit for universal react applications.

Repository: https://github.com/ctrlplusb/react-universally
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-universally
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, starter-kit, boilerplate, server-side-rendering, progressive-web-app
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-12-26T14:16:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3732, "days_push": 2807, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1680, forks 238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.563983+00:00)

## What it is
A starter kit (boilerplate) for building universal React applications with server-side rendering. It bundles Webpack, Express, React Router v4, Jest, code splitting, and PWA support while leaving state management choices to the developer.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a universal React app with server-side rendering
- set up a React project with Webpack and Express preconfigured
- start a React app with hot reloading dev server
- create a progressive web app with React
- get code splitting and SEO-friendly React rendering out of the box

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, unopinionated React SSR starting point where you pick Redux/MobX and styling yourself
- you need a full build pipeline (Webpack, Jest, ESLint/Prettier) preconfigured
- you want PWA and long-term caching set up for you

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained starter - the last release was December 2018 and it uses Webpack v3
- you want a batteries-included kit with Redux, styling, and data persistence already wired
- you prefer modern tooling like Vite or Next.js instead of a legacy Webpack setup

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ssr, build-tool, web-framework, testing
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: react, starter-kit, boilerplate, server-side-rendering, webpack, express, progressive-web-app, universal-react, boilerplate, nodejs, javascript, web-server

## Member repositories
- ctrlplusb/react-universally (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.563983+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 2026-08-30T08:32:31.676916+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ctrlplusb/react-universally (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.563983+00:00, sha c3466ca752e3)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/react-universally (fetched 2026-08-29T11:14:52.060169+00:00, sha 72a1b64ffff3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.