TanStarter

[!IMPORTANT] This template now requires Vite+ vp to be installed, and uses pnpm by default.

A minimal starter template for 🏝️ TanStack Start. → Preview here

pnpm create mugnavo

• React 19 + React Compiler
• TanStack Start + Router + Query
• Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui + Base UI (base-rhea, --preset b1au68YWO)
• Vite 8 + Nitro v3
• Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL
• Better Auth
• Vite Plus + Oxlint + Oxfmt

[!TIP] This template is also available as a monorepo, powered by Vite+ and pnpm workspaces. See mugnavo/tanstarter-monorepo.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 24
• pnpm >= 11
• Vite Plus (vp)

Setup

1. Use this template or create a project using our CLI:

   pnpm create mugnavo
   

2. Create a .env file based on .env.example.

3. Generate the initial migration with drizzle-kit, then apply to your database:

   vpr db generate
   vpr db migrate
   

   https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/migrations

4. Run the development server:

   vpr dev
   

   The development server should now be running at http://localhost:3000.

Deploying to production

The vite config is configured to use Nitro by default, which supports many deployment presets like Netlify, Vercel, Node.js, and more.

Refer to the TanStack Start hosting docs for more information.

Issue watchlist

• Router/Start issues - TanStack Start is in RC.
• Devtools releases - TanStack Devtools is in alpha and may still have breaking changes.
• Nitro v3 beta - The template is configured with Nitro v3 beta by default.
• Drizzle ORM v1 RC - Drizzle ORM v1 is in RC with relations v2.
• Better Auth releases - We're using Better Auth v1.7 RC which supports Drizzle Relations v2.
• Vite+ releases - Vite+ is in beta.

Goodies

Upgrading dependencies

Dependency versions are pinned, so they may be slightly outdated when you create your project. To selectively upgrade packages, run vpr deps or vpx taze@latest -Ilw --maturity-period 3.

Scripts

Check package.json for the full list of available scripts.

• auth:generate - Regenerate the auth db schema if you've made changes to your Better Auth config.
• db - Run drizzle-kit commands. (e.g. vpr db generate, vpr db studio)
• ui - The shadcn/ui CLI. (e.g. vpr ui add button)
• format, lint - Run Oxfmt and Oxlint, or both via vpr check.
• deps - Selectively upgrade dependencies via taze.

Utilities

• auth/middleware.ts - Sample middleware for enforcing authentication on server functions & API routes.
• theme-toggle.tsx, theme-provider.tsx - A theme toggle and provider for toggling between light and dark mode.

License

Code in this template is public domain via Unlicense. Feel free to remove or replace for your own project.

Ecosystem

• @tanstack/intent - Up-to-date skills for your AI agents, auto-synchronized from your installed dependencies.
• awesome-tanstack-start - A curated list of awesome resources for TanStack Start.
• shadcn/ui Directory, shoogle.dev - Component directories & registries for shadcn/ui.

Related templates

• mugnavo/tanstarter-monorepo - A minimal monorepo version of this template, powered by Vite+ and pnpm workspaces.
• tsu-moe/tsu-stack - An opinionated and batteries-included monorepo template from Luzefiru, built on tanstarter-monorepo, with Paraglide.js (i18n), Hono, oRPC, and more.