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🚀 Introduction

This is a DaisyUI-powered version of the Laravel React JSX Starter Kit.
It provides a modern and elegant setup for building Laravel applications with a React frontend using Inertia, TailwindCSS 4, and DaisyUI.

Unlike the TypeScript-based versions, this kit uses pure JavaScript (.jsx), making it perfect for developers who prefer simplicity and speed over TypeScript complexity.

It comes preconfigured with Laravel 12, React 19, Inertia 2, TailwindCSS 4, and DaisyUI — giving you everything you need to build beautiful, responsive, and modern web applications.

🎯 Features

✅ React 19 + JSX – No TypeScript, just JavaScript
✅ Laravel 12 – The latest version of Laravel for a powerful backend
✅ Inertia 2 – Seamless single-page app experience
✅ TailwindCSS 4 + DaisyUI – Fast and elegant UI styling
✅ Vite – Super-fast development with hot module replacement
✅ Testing Support – PHPUnit & Pest preinstalled
✅ Zero Configuration Required – Just install and start coding!

🛠 Installation

1️⃣ Create a new Laravel app using the starter kit

laravel new --using=Szyron/react-jsx-daisyui-starter-kit react-daisyui-app

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

cd react-daisyui-app
composer install
npm install

3️⃣ Setup Environment

Copy the .env.example environment file and generate your application key:

cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

4️⃣ Run Database Migrations

php artisan migrate --seed

5️⃣ Install DaisyUI

DaisyUI is a TailwindCSS plugin that adds a beautiful component library to your project.

npm install tailwindcss@latest @tailwindcss/vite@latest daisyui@latest

More info about DaisyUI

6️⃣ Import DaisyUI

To enable DaisyUI components in your project, you need to import the plugin in your main CSS file.

Open resources/css/app.css and add the following:

/* resources/css/app.css */

/* Tailwind base styles */
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

/* DaisyUI plugin */
@plugin "daisyui";

7️⃣ Start the Development Environment

composer dev

Your app is now running! 🎉

🎨 DaisyUI Integration

This starter kit includes DaisyUI, a powerful TailwindCSS plugin that provides a wide range of prebuilt, customizable UI components.

You can easily use DaisyUI components throughout your React JSX pages and components.

Example:

export default function Example() {
  return (
    <div className="p-4">
      <button className="btn btn-primary">Hello DaisyUI!</button>
    </div>
  );
}

📚 Official Documentation

You can find the official documentation for:

Documentation for all Laravel starter kits can be found on the Laravel website. Get started with daisyUI and explore its full documentation at DaisyUI website

🤝 Contributing

Thank you for considering contributing to this starter kit! Please refer to the Laravel contribution guide for best practices.

📜 Code of Conduct

Please review and abide by the Laravel Code of Conduct to ensure our community remains welcoming to everyone.

⚖️ License

The Laravel + React JSX + DaisyUI Starter Kit is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

👏 Credits

Original Laravel React JSX Starter Kit by Yazid KHALDI

DaisyUI Integration and Enhancement by Szyron

Happy coding! 🚀

szyron / react-jsx-daisyui-starter-kit

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