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gaearon/react-server-components-boilerplate — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2021-01-05

★ 22Audience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A starter template for building apps with React Server Components, where some components run on the server instead of the browser, bundling the build setup so you don't configure it yourself.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Server and client split
      Auto code bundling
      Build-time loader
    Tech stack
      React
      TypeScript
      Server components
    Use cases
      Learn server components
      Framework experiments
      Foundation to build on
    Audience
      React developers
      Framework builders

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Clone the boilerplate to learn how React Server Components split code between server and client.

REASON 2

Use it as a foundation to experiment with building your own Next.js-style framework around server components.

REASON 3

Mark specific components as client-only or server-only in TypeScript and see how the bundler handles the split.

REASON 4

Explore the official React server components demo in a streamlined setup without configuring build tools from scratch.

What's in the stack?

ReactTypeScript

How it stacks up

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Stars222222
Language—TypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2021-01-05—2026-02-09
MaintenanceDormant—Maintained
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

The README states this isn't ready for production use, treat it as a learning tool, not a shippable base.

No license information is mentioned in the explanation.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Using this React Server Components boilerplate, show me how to mark a component to run on the server versus the client.
Prompt 2
Explain how the build-time loader in this repo transforms client references for a production build.
Prompt 3
Walk me through the commands to set up this boilerplate's build tools and start writing a server component app.
Prompt 4
Show me how this boilerplate's TypeScript setup distinguishes server components from client components.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is react-server-components-boilerplate?

A starter template for building apps with React Server Components, where some components run on the server instead of the browser, bundling the build setup so you don't configure it yourself.

Is react-server-components-boilerplate actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-01-05).

What license does react-server-components-boilerplate use?

No license information is mentioned in the explanation.

How hard is react-server-components-boilerplate to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is react-server-components-boilerplate for?

Mainly developer.

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