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artisan-build/laravel-nodeless
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A Laravel Livewire starter kit with no Node, npm, Vite, or frontend build step.

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Laravel Nodeless Starter Kit
============================

[](#laravel-nodeless-starter-kit)

Laravel Nodeless is a Laravel starter kit for building Livewire applications without a frontend build system.

It starts from Laravel's official Livewire starter kit, then removes Node, npm, Vite, Tailwind compilation, and all related CI steps. The result is a PHP-first application scaffold that can be installed, developed, tested, and deployed with Composer and Laravel tooling only.

Philosophy
----------

[](#philosophy)

Laravel is productive because the framework gives you a cohesive, batteries-included path for building server-rendered applications. This starter kit keeps that path intentionally small:

- No Node runtime requirement.
- No npm install step.
- No Vite dev server.
- No frontend build step in local development, CI, or deployment.
- Livewire and Flux remain the primary UI layer.
- Static CSS, JavaScript, and fonts are checked in under `public/build` and served directly by Laravel.

This tradeoff is deliberate. You give up an editable Tailwind/Vite pipeline in exchange for a starter kit that works in PHP-only environments and has fewer moving parts.

What's Included
---------------

[](#whats-included)

- Laravel 13
- Livewire 4
- Flux 2
- Fortify authentication
- Two-factor authentication
- Passkey support
- Prebuilt Tailwind/Flux assets served from `public/build`

What's Removed
--------------

[](#whats-removed)

- `package.json`
- `package-lock.json`
- `node_modules`
- `vite.config.js`
- `resources/css/app.css`
- `resources/js/*`
- npm and Vite steps from Composer scripts and GitHub Actions

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Create a new Laravel application using this starter kit:

```
laravel new {project} --using=artisan-build/laravel-nodeless
```

Replace `{project}` with the directory name for your new application.

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

Install dependencies and prepare the application:

```
composer install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate
```

Run the development server:

```
php artisan serve
```

Run the test suite:

```
php artisan test
```

Composer Scripts
----------------

[](#composer-scripts)

This starter kit includes an opinionated Composer workflow for keeping Laravel applications ready to ship:

- `composer setup` installs dependencies, creates `.env`, generates the app key, and runs migrations.
- `composer dev` starts Laravel's local development server without Vite or Node.
- `composer lint` runs Laravel Pint and fixes PHP style issues.
- `composer test:lint` runs Laravel Pint in check-only mode.
- `composer lint:check` is an alias for the check-only Pint run.
- `composer rector` runs Rector with the Laravel code quality, collection, and Laravel level sets.
- `composer stan` runs PHPStan through Larastan at level 6.
- `composer test` clears cached config, checks PHP formatting, and runs the Laravel test suite.
- `composer ide-helper` regenerates Laravel IDE Helper files and model mixins.
- `composer ready` runs IDE helper generation, Rector, Pint, PHPStan, tests, and Composer audit.
- `composer report` runs Rector, Pint, PHPStan, tests, and Composer audit as a non-blocking report.
- `composer ci:check` runs the default project test check used by this starter kit.
- `php artisan fresh` resets the database to a fresh, seeded state. You can add additional steps to set your application up for local development.
- `php artisan flux:pro` installs Flux Pro by adding the Flux Pro Composer repository and requiring `livewire/flux-pro`. This assumes your Flux Pro credentials are already saved globally; if they are not, run `php artisan flux:activate` instead.

Working With Assets
-------------------

[](#working-with-assets)

The starter kit intentionally does not require a source asset pipeline. Application CSS, font CSS, fonts, and the passkey browser helper are committed as static files in `public/build/assets`.

By default, there is still no frontend build step. The application loads `public/build/assets/app.css`, `public/build/assets/fonts.css`, and `public/build/assets/passkeys.js` directly.

If CSS size matters or you add Tailwind classes and want to regenerate the checked-in CSS, run the opt-in optimizer:

```
php artisan tailwind:optimize
```

The command downloads the standalone Tailwind CSS CLI for your operating system, caches it under `storage/app/tools`, scans the configured Tailwind sources, and writes the optimized output to `public/build/assets/app.css`. It does not require Node, npm, or Vite, and it is not part of the default setup or CI workflow.

You can force a fresh CLI download or change paths when needed:

```
php artisan tailwind:optimize --force-download
php artisan tailwind:optimize --tailwind-version=v4.3.0
php artisan tailwind:optimize --input=resources/css/tailwind.css --output=public/build/assets/app.css
```

Repository
----------

[](#repository)

This project lives at `artisan-build/laravel-nodeless`.

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 12% of packages

Maintenance60

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity11

Early-stage or recently created project

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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