Vite Flare Starter

Clone and configure the batteries-included Cloudflare starter into a standalone project. Produces a fully rebranded, deployable full-stack app.

Stack

| Layer | Technology | Version | |-------|-----------|---------| | Frontend | React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui | 19, 6.x, v4, latest | | Backend | Hono (on Cloudflare Workers) | 4.x | | Database | D1 (SQLite at edge) + Drizzle ORM | 0.38+ | | Auth | better-auth (Google OAuth + email/password) | latest | | Storage | R2 (S3-compatible object storage) | — | | AI | Workers AI binding | — | | Data Fetching | TanStack Query | v5 |

Cloudflare Bindings

| Binding | Type | Purpose | |---------|------|---------| | DB | D1 Database | Primary application database | | AVATARS | R2 Bucket | User avatar storage | | FILES | R2 Bucket | General file uploads | | AI | Workers AI | AI model inference |

Project Structure

src/
├── client/                 # React frontend
│   ├── components/         # UI components
│   ├── hooks/              # Custom hooks + TanStack Query
│   ├── pages/              # Route pages
│   ├── lib/                # Utilities (auth client, etc.)
│   └── main.tsx            # App entry point
├── server/                 # Hono backend
│   ├── index.ts            # Worker entry point
│   ├── routes/             # API routes
│   ├── middleware/          # Auth, CORS, etc.
│   └── db/                 # Drizzle schema + queries
└── shared/                 # Shared types between client/server

Key Commands

| Command | Purpose | |---------|---------| | pnpm dev | Start local dev server | | pnpm build | Production build | | pnpm deploy | Deploy to Cloudflare | | pnpm db:migrate:local | Apply migrations locally | | pnpm db:migrate:remote | Apply migrations to production | | pnpm db:generate | Generate migration from schema changes |

Workflow

Step 1: Gather Project Info

Ask for:

| Required | Optional | |----------|----------| | Project name (kebab-case) | Admin email | | Description (1 sentence) | Google OAuth credentials | | Cloudflare account | Custom domain |

Step 2: Clone and Configure

2a. Clone and clean

bash
git clone https://github.com/jezweb/vite-flare-starter.git PROJECT_DIR --depth 1
cd PROJECT_DIR
rm -rf .git
git init

2b. Find-replace targets

Replace vite-flare-starter with the project name in these locations:

| File | Target | Replace with | |------|--------|-------------| | wrangler.jsonc | "vite-flare-starter" (worker name) | "PROJECT_NAME" | | wrangler.jsonc | vite-flare-starter-db | PROJECT_NAME-db | | wrangler.jsonc | vite-flare-starter-avatars | PROJECT_NAME-avatars | | wrangler.jsonc | vite-flare-starter-files | PROJECT_NAME-files | | package.json | "name": "vite-flare-starter" | "name": "PROJECT_NAME" | | package.json | vite-flare-starter-db | PROJECT_NAME-db | | index.html | <title> content | App display name (Title Case) |

Also in wrangler.jsonc:

• Remove hardcoded account_id line (let wrangler prompt or use env var)
• Replace database_id value with REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_DATABASE_ID

Reset package.json version to "0.1.0".

Use the Edit tool for replacements (preferred over sed to avoid macOS/GNU differences).

2c. Generate auth secret

bash
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32 2>/dev/null || python3 -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))")

2d. Create .dev.vars

Convert kebab-case project name: my-cool-app becomes Display My Cool App, ID my_cool_app.

# Local Development Environment Variables
# DO NOT COMMIT THIS FILE TO GIT

# Authentication (better-auth)
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=<generated>
BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:5173

# Google OAuth (optional)
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=

# Email Auth Control (disabled by default)
# ENABLE_EMAIL_LOGIN=true
# ENABLE_EMAIL_SIGNUP=true

# Application Configuration
APP_NAME=<Display Name>
VITE_APP_NAME=<Display Name>
VITE_APP_ID=<app_id>
VITE_TOKEN_PREFIX=<app_id>_
VITE_GITHUB_URL=
VITE_FOOTER_TEXT=

NODE_ENV=development

2e. Create Cloudflare resources (optional)

bash
npx wrangler d1 create PROJECT_NAME-db
# Extract database_id from output, update wrangler.jsonc

npx wrangler r2 bucket create PROJECT_NAME-avatars
npx wrangler r2 bucket create PROJECT_NAME-files

2f. Install and migrate

bash
pnpm install
pnpm run db:migrate:local

2g. Initial commit

bash
git add -A
git commit -m "Initial commit from vite-flare-starter"

Step 3: Manual Configuration

1. Google OAuth (if using): Go to Google Cloud Console, create OAuth 2.0 Client ID, add redirect URI http://localhost:5173/api/auth/callback/google, copy Client ID and Secret to .dev.vars
2. Favicon: Replace public/favicon.svg
3. CLAUDE.md: Update project description, remove vite-flare-starter references
4. index.html: Update <title> and meta description

Step 4: Verify Locally

bash
pnpm dev

Check: http://localhost:5173 loads, shows YOUR app name, sign-up/sign-in works (if OAuth configured).

Step 5: Deploy to Production

bash
# Set production secrets
openssl rand -base64 32 | npx wrangler secret put BETTER_AUTH_SECRET
echo "https://PROJECT_NAME.SUBDOMAIN.workers.dev" | npx wrangler secret put BETTER_AUTH_URL
echo "http://localhost:5173,https://PROJECT_NAME.SUBDOMAIN.workers.dev" | npx wrangler secret put TRUSTED_ORIGINS

# If using Google OAuth
echo "your-client-id" | npx wrangler secret put GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
echo "your-client-secret" | npx wrangler secret put GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET

# Migrate remote database
pnpm run db:migrate:remote

# Build and deploy
pnpm run build && pnpm run deploy

Critical: After first deploy, update BETTER_AUTH_URL with your actual Worker URL. Add the production URL to Google OAuth redirect URIs.

Security Fingerprints

Change all of these so attackers cannot identify your site uses this starter:

| Location | Default Value | How to Change | |----------|---------------|---------------| | Page title | "Vite Flare Starter" | index.html | | App name in UI | "Vite Flare Starter" | VITE_APP_NAME env var | | localStorage keys | vite-flare-starter-theme | VITE_APP_ID env var | | API tokens | vfs_ prefix | VITE_TOKEN_PREFIX env var | | GitHub links | starter repo | VITE_GITHUB_URL (set empty to hide) | | Worker name | vite-flare-starter | wrangler.jsonc | | Database name | vite-flare-starter-db | wrangler.jsonc | | R2 buckets | vite-flare-starter-* | wrangler.jsonc |

Environment Variables

Branding (VITE_ prefix = available in frontend)

| Variable | Purpose | Example | |----------|---------|---------| | VITE_APP_NAME | Display name in UI | "My Cool App" | | VITE_APP_ID | localStorage prefix, Sentry | "mycoolapp" | | VITE_TOKEN_PREFIX | API token prefix | "mca_" | | VITE_GITHUB_URL | GitHub link (empty = hidden) | "" | | VITE_FOOTER_TEXT | Footer copyright text | "2026 My Company" | | APP_NAME | Server-side app name | "My Cool App" |

Auth

| Variable | Purpose | Notes | |----------|---------|-------| | BETTER_AUTH_SECRET | Session encryption | openssl rand -hex 32 | | BETTER_AUTH_URL | Auth base URL | Must match actual URL exactly | | TRUSTED_ORIGINS | Allowed origins | Comma-separated, include localhost + prod | | GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID | Google OAuth | From Google Cloud Console | | GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET | Google OAuth | From Google Cloud Console | | ENABLE_EMAIL_LOGIN | Enable email/password | "true" to enable | | ENABLE_EMAIL_SIGNUP | Enable email signup | Requires ENABLE_EMAIL_LOGIN |

Email (Optional)

| Variable | Purpose | Notes | |----------|---------|-------| | EMAIL_FROM | Sender address | For verification/password reset | | EMAIL_API_KEY | Email service API key | Resend recommended |

Common Customisations

Adding a New Database Table

1. Add schema in src/server/db/schema.ts
2. Generate migration: pnpm db:generate
3. Apply locally: pnpm db:migrate:local
4. Apply to production: pnpm db:migrate:remote

Adding a New API Route

1. Create route file in src/server/routes/
2. Register in src/server/index.ts
3. Add TanStack Query hook in src/client/hooks/

Changing Auth Providers

Edit src/server/auth.ts: add provider to socialProviders, add credentials to .dev.vars and production secrets, update client-side login buttons.

Feature Flags

Control features via environment variables: VITE_FEATURE_STYLE_GUIDE=true, VITE_FEATURE_COMPONENTS=true. Add your own in src/client/lib/features.ts.

Troubleshooting

| Symptom | Cause | Fix | |---------|-------|-----| | Auth redirects to homepage silently | Missing TRUSTED_ORIGINS | Set TRUSTED_ORIGINS with all valid URLs | | "Not authorized" on deploy | Wrong account_id | Remove account_id from wrangler.jsonc or set yours | | Database 500 errors | Missing migrations | Run pnpm db:migrate:local and pnpm db:migrate:remote | | localStorage shows "vite-flare-starter" | Missing VITE_APP_ID | Set VITE_APP_ID=yourapp in .dev.vars | | Auth fails in production only | BETTER_AUTH_URL mismatch | Must match actual Worker URL exactly (https, no trailing slash) | | "redirect_uri_mismatch" on Google sign-in | OAuth redirect URI missing | Add production URL to Google Cloud Console OAuth redirect URIs | | Secret changes have no effect | Not redeployed | wrangler secret put does NOT redeploy. Run pnpm deploy after |

Production Deployment Checklist

• ] BETTER_AUTH_SECRET set (different from dev!)
• ] BETTER_AUTH_URL matches actual Worker URL
• ] TRUSTED_ORIGINS includes all valid URLs
• ] Google OAuth redirect URI includes production URL
• ] Remote database migrated (pnpm db:migrate:remote)
• ] No vite-flare-starter references in config files
• ] Favicon replaced
• ] CLAUDE.md updated
• ] .dev.vars is NOT committed (check .gitignore)