# leebenson/reactql

Universal React+GraphQL starter kit: React 16, Apollo 2, MobX, Emotion, Webpack 4, GraphQL Code Generator, React Router 4, PostCSS, SSR

Repository: https://github.com/leebenson/reactql
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/reactql
Homepage: https://reactql.org
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, webpack, starter-kit, postcss, ssr, reactjs, apollo, apollo-client, graphql, webpack4, typescript, hot-reload, helmet, sass, less, gzip, brotli, server-side-rendering, universal, emotion
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-10-31T13:06:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3494, "days_push": 671, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1810, forks 171 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:39.480866+00:00)

## What it is
A universal React + GraphQL starter kit written in TypeScript, bundling React, Apollo Client, MobX, Emotion, and Webpack with built-in server-side rendering via Koa. The project is explicitly deprecated by its author, who recommends Next.js instead.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a React app with GraphQL and Apollo Client
- set up server-side rendering for a React SPA
- start a TypeScript React project with hot reloading
- scaffold a universal React app with MobX state management
- generate typed GraphQL queries with GraphQL Code Generator

## When to choose
- studying how SSR React + Apollo setups were assembled historically
- maintaining a legacy project already built on this kit

## When to avoid
- starting any new project — the README says it is horribly outdated
- you want current React versions, modern tooling, or active maintenance
- you need production-grade support or security updates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, ssr, build-tool, state-management, graphql
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, graphql, apollo-client, mobx, webpack, starter-kit, typescript, emotion, server-side-rendering, hot-reload, koa, boilerplate, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- leebenson/reactql (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.480866+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 2026-08-30T08:32:21.718409+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/leebenson/reactql (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.480866+00:00, sha 707840eeaef3)
  - homepage: https://reactql.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:00:13.056571+00:00, sha 0254addc9b90)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/reactql (fetched 2026-08-29T11:00:13.066775+00:00, sha bd937d5fd239)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.