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react-esbuild

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A CLI tool to scaffold React projects using esbuild as the bundler, similar to Create React App (CRA) but significantly faster due to esbuild and SWC transpilation. Current version 3.4.9 supports Node.js 16+. It generates a minimal React template with built-in development server, production builds, environment variable support (REACT_APP_ prefix), and testing via jest. Released sporadically, last update in 2023. Differentiators: extreme speed (milliseconds), lightweight alternative to CRA, optional bun runtime support, and ES5 transpilation via SWC. Not actively maintained.

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react-esbuild

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

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react-esbuild CLI

✓ npx react-esbuild@latest my-app

✗ npm install react-esbuild --save

This is a CLI tool, not a library. Install globally or use npx/bunx.

REACT_APP_* env variables

✓ console.log(REACT_APP_MY_VAR)

✗ console.log(process.env.REACT_APP_MY_VAR)

Environment variables are injected directly as globals by esbuild, not via process.env.

test setup

✓ import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'

✗ const { render, screen } = require('@testing-library/react')

Uses ESM imports by default. CommonJS require may fail depending on project configuration.

Scaffold a new React project with esbuild, install dependencies, and start the dev server.

npx react-esbuild@latest my-react-app cd my-react-app npm install npm run start-js

react-esbuild --version

Debug

Known issues

gotchaEnvironment variables must have REACT_APP_ prefix and are accessed directly (e.g., REACT_APP_MY_VAR), not via process.env.

fix

Define vars in .env with REACT_APP_ prefix; use as global variable without process.env.

affects: *

gotchabunx may use a cached old version; delete bun temp cache to force latest.

fix

On Windows delete C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\react-esbuild; on Linux rm -rf ~/.bun and reinstall bun.

affects: *

deprecatedThe package is not actively maintained; last release in 2023. Consider using Vite or Next.js for modern React projects.

fix

Migrate to a more actively maintained tool like Vite (npm create vite@latest) or Next.js.

affects: *

gotchaGlobal installation via npm i react-esbuild -g may conflict with npx versions.

fix

Use npx react-esbuild@latest [project-name] to ensure latest version without global install.

affects: >=2.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

bun: command not found

Bun not installed or not in PATH.

fix

Install bun via powershell -c 'irm bun.sh/install.ps1 | iex' (Windows) or curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash (macOS/Linux).

Error: Cannot find module 'react-esbuild'

Running the command without installing the package or using npx correctly.

fix

Run npx react-esbuild@latest [my-app] instead of node react-esbuild.

unsupported Node.js version

Node.js version lower than 16.

fix

Upgrade Node.js to version 16 or later.

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Version history

3.4.9latest on npm

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Resources

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packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/react-esbuild ↗