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Mohamed Yahya
Mohamed Yahya

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I Built a Free Open-Source MERN Starter Kit to Save Setup Time

If you’ve built more than one MERN application, you probably know the pain.

Every new project starts the same way:

  • Setting up authentication
  • Creating an admin dashboard
  • Wiring user management
  • Structuring APIs
  • Adding dark/light mode

You end up spending hours on boilerplate before writing any real business logic.

That frustration is exactly why I built MERN Ease.


🚀 What Is MERN Ease?

MERN Ease is a free, open-source MERN starter kit designed for building real-world, production-ready applications — not just demos or tutorials.

It gives you a clean, scalable foundation so you can focus on features instead of setup.


✨ What You Get Out of the Box

MERN Ease includes:

  • Secure authentication
  • Admin dashboard
  • User management with filters, pagination, and sorting
  • Dark and light mode
  • Reusable UI components
  • Clean, structured APIs

This makes it a good fit for:

  • SaaS applications
  • Admin panels
  • Internal tools
  • Dashboards
  • Side projects

⚡ Quick Installation

Getting started takes only a few minutes.

Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/safytech/mernease

You’ll see two folders:

  • client
  • server

Install dependencies in both folders:
npm install

Rename .env.sample to .env in both client and server, then update:

  • MongoDB connection string
  • JWT secret
  • API base URL

Start the applications:
client
npm run dev

server
npm run start

Your MERN application will be up and running.


🎥 Video Walkthrough

I recorded a short walkthrough covering setup, structure, and features:

https://youtu.be/1UT8OXhN_NY


💻 GitHub Repository

You can explore the code, fork it, or contribute here:

https://github.com/safytech/mernease

If you find it useful, a ⭐ on the repo would really help.


🙌 Final Thoughts

MERN Ease is built to save time and reduce repetitive work.

If you’re tired of rewriting the same boilerplate for every MERN project, I hope this starter kit helps.

Feedback and contributions are always welcome.

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Mohamed Yahya

Built this to avoid repeating MERN boilerplate in every project.
Would love feedback from fellow MERN / React devs 👋