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Arjun Vijay Prakash
Arjun Vijay Prakash

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Introducing Starfall: The Ultimate Full-Stack Starter Kit

This is a submission for the Neon Open Source Starter Kit Challenge: Ultimate Starter Kit ๐Ÿš€


My Kit โฌ‡

Starfall is a full-stack starter kit aimed at helping developers build full-stack web applications efficiently.

It combines several powerful tools and technologies:

  • Next.js: A React framework for building fast, SEO-friendly web applications.
  • Tailwind CSS: A utility-first CSS framework that makes creating custom designs straightforward.
  • Shadcn/UI: A collection of beautiful UI components that enhance the user experience.
  • Aceternity UI: Additional design elements that bring extra visual appeal.
  • Neon: A serverless PostgreSQL database, easy to manage and scale.
  • Drizzle ORM: Simplifies database interactions with intuitive SQL-like queries.
  • Clerk: A secure authentication solution, the thing every secure app has.
  • TypeScript: Provides static typing to JavaScript, ensuring fewer bugs and better maintainability.

Link to Kit ๐Ÿ”—

You can check out Starfall and get started here: Starfall Starter Kit

Following the documentation from here: Starfall Starter Kit Docs


My Journey ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป

I chose this stack because it provides a complete set of tools for modern web development.

Using Next.js and Tailwind CSS makes building fast, responsive apps easy.

Neon and Drizzle ORM simplify database management.

Clerk handles authentication, which is crucial for secure applications.

TypeScript adds extra reliability to the code.

Throughout this process, I learned how to integrate these tools effectively.

It was challenging but rewarding to see everything come together in a single starter kit.

I would like to thank DEV and Neon for organising a challenge like this!


Features ๐Ÿ‘Œ

Starfall is packed with features that streamline full-stack web development.

The starter kit includes a complete full-stack to-do-list app with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/UI, Aceternity UI, Neon, Drizzle ORM, Clerk, and TypeScript.

These tools work together to help you build fast, secure, and scalable applications quickly.


Challenges Faced ๐Ÿ’ข

One of the biggest challenges I faced was writing the documentation.

It was tough to organize everything clearly, but I made it through.

On the flip side, building the "extra" components and the admin page was a lot of fun.

The dashboard page was surprisingly quick to put together, taking the least time overall.


Future Plans โ˜˜

The Starfall template is complete on my end.

However, Iโ€™m open to continuing its development if thereโ€™s enough interest from the community.

With more feedback and contributions, Iโ€™d love to see where this project could go.


Community Contribution ๐Ÿค

Iโ€™m always open to new ideas and feedback from the community.

If youโ€™d like to contribute to Starfall, feel free to fork the repository, submit pull requests, or open issues.

Your input is valuable, and Iโ€™m excited to see how this project can evolve with community involvement.


Thanks for checking out Starfall! ๐ŸŽ‰

I hope this starter kit makes your development process easier and helps you build amazing projects quickly.

If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out or open an issue on the GitHub repo.

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Happy Coding! Thanks for 31079!

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Simran Yadav

Amazing project!!! STARFALL has best UI and minimal work suits this website.

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

I appreciate those kind words, Simran! Thanks!

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Simran Yadav

Your welcome ๐Ÿฅฐ
By the way I send you a mail but you didn't reply me.

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

Sorry, it's not in my inbox.

Do you mind connecting on Twitter, Discord or Telegram?

Or simply shoot me another mail.

Thanks.

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Simran Yadav

It's okay.
Yeah I can join you on discord .
My discord username is Jellybean_ss.

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Gitanshu sankhla

Great project, brother! Starfall is an impressive starter kit for building applications. I can't wait to give it a try!

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

Thank you for the words, Gitanshu.

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Mohamad BEYLA Tourรฉ

Laravel + inertia ๐Ÿฅฐ

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Arjun Vijay Prakash • Edited

Hey, @thepracticaldev @ben @jess. I'm so sorry for interrupting you guys.

But I just needed to talk about my project.

What can I improve on in this?

This was my first hackathon, so I didn't expect myself to win it. But there's always room for improvement, right?

I just need some real feedback I can work on, to improve my template and eventually, make a good one.

Again, I am so sorry for tagging you all here.
You people are awesome! Keep up the good work on this platform.

Thank you.

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HI Vijay

The UI of the website man amazing so minimal and second thing its kind of thing which you know you want go in deep and want to know how its working and all , well done arjun

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

I loved the review, brother! Thanks.

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Agrim

Easy to use

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

Much obliged, Agrim! Thanks.