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πŸš€ Micro Frontend Turborepo Starter: A Scalable Approach to Frontend Development

🌍 Introduction

Micro frontends have emerged as a game-changer in frontend architecture, allowing teams to build modular, scalable, and maintainable applications. The Micro Frontend Turborepo Starter is a monorepo setup designed to simplify the development and management of multiple micro frontends using Turborepo. πŸ—οΈ

This guide explores how this project leverages modern tooling to optimise micro frontend development, ensuring efficiency, reusability, and high performance. πŸš€

πŸ“Œ Project Overview

This repository follows a monorepo architecture to manage multiple micro frontends efficiently. It includes:

πŸ“¦ Applications (apps/)

Independent frontend applications that can be developed and deployed separately.

πŸ—οΈ Shared Packages (packages/)

To ensure consistency across micro frontends, the repository includes the following reusable packages:

eslint-config 🧹 – Standardised ESLint rules for consistent code style.

tailwind-config 🎨 – Shared Tailwind CSS setup for a unified design system.

typescript-config πŸ“œ – Common TypeScript settings for better maintainability.

ui πŸ—οΈ – A component library with reusable UI elements.

By using a shared package structure, teams can maintain uniform configurations and avoid unnecessary duplication across micro frontends. πŸ”„

🌍 Deployments

The Micro Frontend Turborepo Starter is hosted on Vercel with automatic deployments for seamless CI/CD:

Host Application: microfrontends-monorepo.vercel.app

Remote Application: microfrontends-monorepo-journeya.vercel.app

With Vercel’s automatic deployments, every update is quickly reflected in production with minimal effort. πŸš€

🌟 Tech Stack

This project leverages a robust stack of modern web technologies:

πŸ“¦ Monorepo Structure – Efficiently manage multiple micro frontends.

πŸ”— Micro Frontend Architecture – Independent development and deployment of frontend modules.

⚑ Turborepo Integration – Speeds up builds and improves performance.

πŸš€ Vercel Hosting – Automatic and scalable deployments.

🎨 Shared Configurations – Standardised ESLint, Tailwind, and TypeScript settings.

πŸ–₯️ Reusable UI Library – Prebuilt components for a consistent UI.

πŸš€ TypeScript – Strongly typed JavaScript.

🌍 React – UI library for building modular frontends.

πŸ“¦ Tailwind CSS – Utility-first styling framework.

This stack ensures high performance, maintainability, and a smooth developer experience. ✨

πŸš€ Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up and run the project locally:

1️⃣ Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/imevanc/microfrontends-monorepo.git

2️⃣ Navigate to the project directory:

cd microfrontends-monorepo

3️⃣ Install dependencies:

pnpm install

4️⃣ Start the development server:

pnpm run dev

The host application will be available at http://localhost:3000, and the remote application at http://localhost:3001. πŸ–₯️

🎯 Conclusion

The Micro Frontend Turborepo Starter provides a well-structured approach to managing micro frontends within a monorepo. By leveraging Turborepo, Vercel, and a shared package structure, this project streamlines development, deployment, and collaboration across teams. Whether you’re new to micro frontends or looking to optimise your workflow, this starter kit offers a solid foundation for scalable frontend development. πŸš€πŸ’‘

Enjoy building with the Micro Frontend Turborepo Starter! πŸŽ‰

GitHub: @imevanc
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