frontend-webpack-boilerplate
Simple starter webpack 5 project template supporting SASS/PostCSS, Babel ES7, browser syncing, code linting. Easy project setup having multiple features and dev
What is frontend-webpack-boilerplate?
Simple starter webpack 5 project template supporting SASS/PostCSS, Babel ES7, browser syncing, code linting. Easy project setup having multiple features and developer friendly tools.
Overview of frontend-webpack-boilerplate
What it is
A simple starter webpack 5 project template that supports SASS/PostCSS, Babel ES7, browser syncing, and code linting. It is designed for easy project setup with multiple features and developer-friendly tools. The template includes demo files for JavaScript, SASS/PostCSS, HTML, images, videos, and fonts. It is licensed under MIT and is open source.
Key features
- Zero dependencies for the template itself - Configuration per environment (development and production) with sourcemaps, minification, and browser syncing - Configurable browser support via
browserslist, usingautoprefixerandbabel-preset-env - Asset optimization for production: code minification, inline embedding of small files, and image compression via
imagemin - Source code linting for SASS/PostCSS (stylelint) and JavaScript (ESLint with Airbnb style)
- Latest Webpack 5, Babel 7, and Dart Sass compiler - Integrated Webpack Dev Server for auto-reloading and Webpack Bundle Analyzer for visualizing bundle size
Use cases
- Starting a new frontend project with modern build tooling - Learning or prototyping a webpack 5 configuration - Using as a reference for building and optimizing assets (CSS, JS, images, fonts, HTML)
- Setting up a development environment with linting and browser syncing
Getting started
Requirements: Node.js >=22.15.0 and npm. Installation: 1. Download the latest release archive. 2. Extract it to a new directory and rename it to your project name. 3. Run the following command to install dependencies: sh npm ci To start the development server with auto-reloading: sh npm run dev Other available commands:
npm run build– one-time build for development -npm run watch– build and watch for changes -npm run production– optimized build for production -npm run lint:sass– lint SASS/PostCSS files -npm run lint:js– lint JavaScript files -npm run stats– run bundle analyzer
License and pricing
Licensed under the MIT License. The project is open source and free to use.
Based on the project's public README and repository metadata.
