🚀 Development Environment Templates

Ready-to-use configurations for popular development stacks

Simplify Your Local Setup

💡 Skip the setup headaches! Download pre-configured development environments with Docker, environment variables, and database configurations already set up. Perfect for starting new projects or learning new stacks.

Available Stack Templates

MERN Stack

Beginner Friendly
MongoDB Express React Node.js

What's Included:

  • ✅ Docker Compose configuration
  • ✅ MongoDB with persistent storage
  • ✅ Express API server (Port 5000)
  • ✅ React frontend (Port 3000)
  • ✅ Hot reload enabled
  • ✅ Environment variables configured

Ports Used:

Frontend: 3000 | API: 5000 | MongoDB: 27017

React + Spring Boot

Intermediate
React Spring Boot PostgreSQL

What's Included:

  • ✅ Docker Compose for all services
  • ✅ PostgreSQL with init scripts
  • ✅ Spring Boot with JPA configured
  • ✅ React with proxy to backend
  • ✅ CORS configured
  • ✅ application.yml template

Ports Used:

Frontend: 3000 | Backend: 8080 | PostgreSQL: 5432

Next.js Full Stack

Beginner Friendly
Next.js PostgreSQL Prisma

What's Included:

  • ✅ Next.js 14 with App Router
  • ✅ PostgreSQL database
  • ✅ Prisma ORM configured
  • ✅ API routes setup
  • ✅ Environment variables template
  • ✅ Docker Compose for database

Ports Used:

App: 3000 | PostgreSQL: 5432

Django + PostgreSQL

Intermediate
Django PostgreSQL Redis

What's Included:

  • ✅ Django project structure
  • ✅ PostgreSQL database
  • ✅ Redis for caching/sessions
  • ✅ Django REST Framework
  • ✅ Docker Compose configuration
  • ✅ Environment variables setup

Ports Used:

Django: 8000 | PostgreSQL: 5432 | Redis: 6379

Vue.js + Node.js

Beginner Friendly
Vue 3 Vite Express MySQL

What's Included:

  • ✅ Vue 3 with Composition API
  • ✅ Vite for fast development
  • ✅ Express.js backend
  • ✅ MySQL database
  • ✅ Docker Compose setup
  • ✅ CORS configured

Ports Used:

Frontend: 5173 | API: 3001 | MySQL: 3306

Flask Minimal

Beginner Friendly
Flask SQLite

What's Included:

  • ✅ Flask application structure
  • ✅ SQLite database (no Docker needed)
  • ✅ Flask-SQLAlchemy ORM
  • ✅ Blueprint organization
  • ✅ Environment variables setup
  • ✅ Development server config

Ports Used:

Flask: 5000

Why Use Docker Development Templates?

Setting up a local development environment can often be the most frustrating part of starting a new project. "It works on my machine" is a common refrain when developers have inconsistent setups. Our development environment templates are designed to solve this problem by providing containerized, reproducible environments using Docker and Docker Compose.

Benefits of Containerized Development

How to Use These Templates

1. Choose your stack: Select the template that matches your project requirements (e.g., MERN for full-stack JS, Django for Python).

2. Copy the configuration: Click "View Configuration" to see the docker-compose.yml and .env files. Copy these into your project root.

3. Customize: Adjust ports if you have conflicts (e.g., changing port 3000 to 3001) and update environment variables for security.

4. Launch: Run docker-compose up -d in your terminal. Your database, backend, and frontend services will start automatically.