The latest articles on DEV Community by JASEEL TA (@jaseelthalikulam). https://dev.to/jaseelthalikulam https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1361696%2Fa63f56bb-3867-4a3a-a568-3eff243ab569.jpeg https://dev.to/jaseelthalikulam en JASEEL TA Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:28:26 +0000 https://dev.to/jaseelthalikulam/stop-wasting-time-configuring-mern-i-built-a-production-ready-typescript-boilerplate-1n3b https://dev.to/jaseelthalikulam/stop-wasting-time-configuring-mern-i-built-a-production-ready-typescript-boilerplate-1n3b <p>Setting up a new MERN stack project is always the same boring routine:</p> <ol> <li>Create folders.</li> <li>Configure TypeScript types.</li> <li>Set up Tailwind CSS.</li> <li>Fight with ESLint configs.</li> </ol> <p>I got tired of doing this manually every weekend. So, I spent the last few days building a "perfect" starter kit called <strong>MERN Launchpad</strong>.</p> <p>It is an opinionated, production-ready boilerplate designed for speed and type safety.</p> <h3> ⚡️ What's included? </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Frontend:</strong> React + Vite + TypeScript</li> <li> <strong>Backend:</strong> Node.js + Express + TypeScript</li> <li> <strong>Styling:</strong> Tailwind CSS v3 (Pre-configured)</li> <li> <strong>API:</strong> Custom Axios instance with interceptors</li> <li> <strong>Security:</strong> Helmet &amp; CORS ready</li> </ul> <h3> 📂 How to get it </h3> <p>I'm giving it away for free (Pay-what-you-want) on Gumroad to help other developers skip the setup phase.</p> <p>👉 <strong><a href="https://mintrovia.gumroad.com/l/mern-launchpad" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download the MERN Launchpad here</a></strong></p> <p>Let me know if you have any feedback or feature requests!</p> webdev react typescript opensource