In addition to creating a react toolchain from scratch, you can create an app in react with any of the react build tools such as: create react app, webpack and vite.
Create React App
Create React App creates a build pipeline. It is used to create a new single-page application which is an application that loads a single HTML page with the JavaScript and CSS accessories required for the application to run.
Also, it sets up the development environment so that you can use the latest JavaScript features, It also provides a good developer experience, and enhances your app for production.
In this article, I provided a handy guide for setting up Create React App using the terminal.
step 1
Install node.js which includes the NPM package manager.
step 2
Navigate to a folder: In the terminal, run the command cd <folder-name> to navigate to that folder.
PS C:\Users\[your-name]> cd Desktop
step 3
Create react app: create a react app for your project and give it a name of choice with the command npx create-react app <app name>
PS C:\Users\[your-name]\Desktop> npx create-react-app my-app
step 4
Navigate to the new app: In the terminal, using the command cd <app name>, navigate to the app created.
PS C:\Users\[your-name]\Desktop> cd my-app
step 5
Open code editor: If your code editor is visual studio code, run the command code . to open your code editor and get started with building your react application.
PS C:\Users\[your-name]\Desktop\my-app> code .
step 6
Start the server: Use the command npm start to start the server in order to view your work in the browser. npm stands for Node Package Manager, which is primarily used for creating, distributing, and installing node programs.
PS C:\Users\[your-name]\Desktop\my-app> npm start
Conclusion
With these, you have successfully set up a build pipeline for your react project.
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