This is a minimal Electron React boilerplate code using webpack and webpack-loader. It's simple and you can built upon starter code. I know there are tons of boilerplate code out there but either they are too tricky for beginner or just a pain. I wanted to code my app not stuck in configuring for a year. Feel free to improve by commiting changes
To clone and run this repository you'll need Git and Node.js (which comes with npm) installed on your computer. From your command line:
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/alexakasanjeev/electron-react-quick-start.git your-project-name
# Go into the repository
cd your-project-name
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start the webpack first
npm run dev
# In different terminal, start app
npm startAfter making changes to renderer.js hit Ctrl+R in app window to reload manually There is no hot reloading. This is a minimal boilerplate code that will just get you started.
**IMPORTANT** Everytime you change something (in any js file) you have to change something in render.js( type something then comment it out) and hit Ctrl+ R to recompile everything
Learn more about Electron and its API in the documentation.