Use this project to get started with Flux and React very quickly. You can deploy to Heroku within seconds of cloning this repository.

You can see this project running here.

Flux without frameworks (and with!) has lots of boilerplate code. Getting JSX/commonJS/Rails playing nicely can be a challenge - This does it all for you using a sustainable approach.

Ruby 2.0+ should work fine. NPM/bundler are required. To deploy to Heroku, use the Heroku toolbelt.

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/timminkov/react-flux-rails

Install gems:

bundle

Install node modules:

npm install

Optional: Download and install the postgres app found here.

Make sure Postgres is running with a fresh database. Run with:

rails s

Then, visit localhost:3000 in your browser.

Create a new heroku app (You'll need to install the Heroku toolbelt):

heroku create your-app-name-here

Add the app to your git remotes (using the URL returned after creating the app)

git remote add heroku https://your-heroku-git-repo-url.com

Add the multi-buildpack tool to heroku (used for Browserify):

heroku config:add BUILDPACK_URL=https://github.com/ddollar/heroku-buildpack-multi.git

Push to Heroku

git push heroku master

Please open a pull request.