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laravel-react-starter-kit maintained by rcrosbourne

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An opinionated Laravel 13 + React starter kit for Herd. Bun, Postgres, optional teams, 100% test coverage.
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rcrosbourne/laravel-react-starter-kit

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An opinionated Laravel 13 + React starter kit for Herd. Bun, Postgres, optional teams, 100% test coverage.

Install

composer create-project rcrosbourne/laravel-react-starter-kit my-app

The post-install hook runs php artisan app:setup, which prompts for teams support and configures .env to match your project directory.

Pass --teams or --no-teams to skip the prompt for non-interactive setups.

What's different from laravel/react-starter-kit?

  • bun-firstbun.lock, no npm.
  • Postgres 17 for dev + test + CI. Test DB derived as <DB_DATABASE>_test.
  • Herd-first — SMTP catcher on 127.0.0.1:2525, served at http://<project>.test.
  • 100% test coverage gate (Pest line + type-coverage) enforced in CI.
  • Strict static analysis — Pint + Rector + PHPStan max + Larastan with bleeding edge.
  • Strict app defaultsModel::shouldBeStrict(), Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class), DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(isProduction).
  • AI guidelines generated by laravel/boost (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, etc.).
  • Optional teams — switcher, invites, owner/member roles, settings page.

Daily commands

Command What it does
composer dev queue + pail + vite (Herd serves the app)
composer test type-coverage + unit + lint + types (CI path, xdebug)
composer test:coverage local coverage via Herd
composer lint apply Rector + Pint + ESLint fixes
composer test:lint dry-run lint check

See docs/PHILOSOPHY.md for the opinions behind this kit.

License

MIT.