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start-ui-web
TanStack Start web app starter with oRPC, Prisma, Better Auth and shadcn/ui
- Stars
- 1.8k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
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Overview
Full-stack web starter from BearStudio, scaffolded with `pnpm create start-ui -t web`. It combines TanStack Start, React, Tailwind, shadcn/ui, oRPC, Prisma on PostgreSQL and Better Auth, with Storybook, Vitest and Playwright set up. It has no AI features of its own; it is a general web app boilerplate.
Who it is for: Teams starting a TypeScript React web app who want a full-stack base
Ranked among open-source alternatives to ShipFast (#1 of 10).
Strengths
- Auth, Prisma/PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and email run locally through a Docker Compose stack
- Includes Storybook, Vitest and Playwright E2E, plus react-email templates with a preview server
- Generates OpenAPI docs for the backend at /api/openapi/app
- Production Dockerfile runs as non-root user on port 3000 with a HEALTHCHECK
Weaknesses
- No AI or model integration in the README; it is a generic web starter
- Billing is not mentioned in the README
- Needs Node.js 22 or newer, pnpm, and Docker or a PostgreSQL database
- Uses the TypeScript 7 native compiler, so editors need a separate extension to match CI
What it needs
- TypeScript
- Needs Node.js >= 22, pnpm, PostgreSQL, Docker, S3-compatible storage, SMTP server
- GitHub template
- Docker
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