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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. xm/starter\_craft\_3 ActiveProject[Framework](/categories/framework) xm/starter\_craft\_3 ==================== Starter for creating Craft 5 sites at XM Media 00[2 issues](https://github.com/xmmedia/starter_craft/issues)TwigCI failing Since Apr 24Pushed 4d ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/xmmedia/starter_craft)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/xm/starter_craft_3)[ RSS](/packages/xm-starter-craft-3/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (5)Used By (0) Craft CMS Starter ================= [](#craft-cms-starter) Used to create new projects using [Craft CMS](https://craftcms.com/) at [XM Media](https://www.xmmedia.com/). Setting Up a New Site --------------------- [](#setting-up-a-new-site) 1. Create a new project: ``` composer create-project xm/starter_craft project-name --stability=dev --no-install --remove-vcs ``` 2. Update `composer.json`: `name`, `license` (likely `proprietary`) and `description` 3. Update `package.json`: `name`, `version`, `git.url`, `license`, `private`, `script.dev-server` 4. Setup dev server: 1. If using InterWorx, upload `setup_dev.sh` and run: `sh ./setup_dev.sh` 2. Upload the files (exclude files that are OS dependent like `node_modules` & `.env` or that are only for editing like `.idea` and `.git` and a lot of what's in `.gitignore`). 3. [Install Composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/) (if not already installed) 4. Install PHP packages/vendors: `php composer.phar install` 5. Add `.env` (copy `.env.example` and update). 6. Run `. ./node_setup.sh` (this will setup node & install the JS packages – requires yarn to be installed). 7. Run `yarn dev` or `yarn build` (for production) to compile JS & CSS files. 8. Give executable perms to bin dir: `chmod u+x craft` 9. Ensure you have lando running. 10. Within `lando ssh`, install craft: `./craft install/craft` 5. Remove or update the `LICENSE` file. 6. [Install Composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/) locally (if not installed globally). 7. Composer install & update (locally): `composer install && composer update` 8. Run `yarn && yarn upgrade` locally. 9. Upload `composer.lock` and `yarn.lock` and on the server, run `php composer.phar install` and `. ./node_setup.sh` again. 10. Find and make changes near `@todo-craft` comments throughout the site. All changed files will need to uploaded to the server. 11. Create new favicons: [realfavicongenerator.net](https://realfavicongenerator.net) 12. Set the email Subject Text for contact form submissions in Settings > Contact Form (under Plugins). 13. Delete starter files: `README.md` (or update) and `TEMPLATES.md`. 14. Update site name: - In Settings -> General - In Settings -> Sites - Globals -> Site Information **Dev site can be accessed at https://\[domain\]/** Craft admin is located at `/admin` System Requirements ------------------- [](#system-requirements) - PHP 8.5+ - MySQL 8.0 - Node 22 - [Yarn v4](https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install) Commands -------- [](#commands) - Production JS/CSS build: `yarn build` - Dev JS/CSS build: `yarn dev` - Dev JS/CSS watch: `yarn watch` (files will not be versioned) - Dev JS/CSS HMR server: `yarn dev-server` (see below) - JS Tests ([Jest](https://jestjs.io/)): `yarn test:unit` - E2E Tests ([Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/)): `yarn test:e2e` - Linting: - JS ([ESLint](https://eslint.org/)): `yarn lint:js` or `yarn lint:js:fix` - CSS: `yarn lint:css` or `yarn lint:css:fix` - Twig ([twigcs](https://github.com/friendsoftwig/twigcs)): `lando composer lint:twig` - PHP Tests ([PhpUnit](https://phpunit.de/)): - `composer test` - no memory limit `php -d memory_limit=-1 bin/simple-phpunit` - with coverage (HTML) `composer test:coverage` - [PHP CS](https://cs.sensiolabs.org/): (must be installed first) - Dry run: `composer cs` - Fix: `composer cs:fix` - PHP Static Analysis ([PHPStan](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan)): `composer static` Incorporated Libraries & Tools ---------------------------------- [](#incorporated-libraries--tools) - Frontend – full list of dependencies can be found in [package.json](https://github.com/xmmedia/starter_craft/blob/master/package.json) - [Vue 3](https://vuejs.org/) – frontend framework - [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/) – frontend build tool and dev server with HMR - [Tailwind CSS 4](https://tailwindcss.com/) – utility-first styling framework - [@tailwindcss/typography](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/typography-plugin) – prose styling plugin - [PostCSS](https://github.com/postcss/postcss) – transforms CSS - [postcss-env-function](https://github.com/csstools/postcss-plugins/tree/main/plugins/postcss-env-function) – environment variable support in CSS - [postcss-nesting](https://github.com/csstools/postcss-plugins/tree/main/plugins/postcss-nesting) – CSS nesting support - [ESLint](https://eslint.org/) – checks JS for conventions & errors - [Stylelint](https://stylelint.io/) – checks CSS for conventions & errors - [SVGO](https://github.com/svg/svgo) – optimizes SVG files - Backend – full list of dependencies can be found in [composer.json](https://github.com/xmmedia/starter_craft/blob/master/composer.json) - [Craft CMS 5](https://craftcms.com/) – CMS framework - [Twig](https://twig.symfony.com/) – server-side templating language - [CKEditor](https://github.com/craftcms/ckeditor) – rich text editor plugin for Craft - [Contact Form](https://github.com/craftcms/contact-form) – contact form plugin for Craft - [Contact Form Honeypot](https://github.com/craftcms/contact-form-honeypot) – spam protection for contact forms - [Contact Form Extensions](https://github.com/hybridinteractive/craft-contact-form-extensions) – additional contact form features - [SEO (Ether)](https://github.com/ethercreative/seo) – SEO plugin for Craft - [Field Manager (Verbb)](https://verbb.io/craft-plugins/field-manager) – field management plugin for Craft - [oEmbed](https://github.com/wrav/oembed) – oEmbed support for Craft - [Craft Vite](https://nystudio107.com/docs/vite/) – Vite integration for Craft CMS - [PHPStan](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan) – static analysis of PHP - [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/) – CI/CD and deployment - Dev Tools - [Vue Devtools](https://github.com/vuejs/vue-devtools) Updating PHP version -------------------- [](#updating-php-version) 1. Change version in `composer.json`. 2. Update the PHP version in the following files: - `.lando.yml` – `config.php` and `services.appserver.type` (if the Symfony recipe doesn't support the new version, you must override the appserver service with `type: php:X.X`) - `setup_dev.sh` – 4 places - `setup_prod.sh` – 4 places - `.gitlab-ci.yml` – 3 places (default image, `SERVER_PHP_PATH`, and `php-fpm` service name) - `.php-cs-fixer.dist.php` – add the new version or update the `@PHP8#Migration` version to match the current version. 3. Run `lando rebuild` to rebuild the Lando container with the new PHP version. 4. Run `lando composer update` or `composer update` to update the PHP dependencies. If running locally without Lando, ensure your local PHP version matches the new version. 5. Update version in `README.md` and `CLAUDE.md`. consider: ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 27% of packages Maintenance65 Regular maintenance activity Popularity0 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity16 Early-stage or recently created project Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 77.3% of commits — single point of failure 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. 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