Bootstrapped with the Next.js App Router and create-next-app
nextarter-chakra — Next.js Starter Template
By agustinusnathaniel
nextarter-chakra is a starter template based on the Next.js App Router, preconfigured with Chakra UI and TypeScript and integrating tools such as Biome, Playwright, and Turborepo for quickly initializing frontend projects.
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Built-in Chakra UI and TypeScript configuration for immediate development
Split-Layer structure separating routing entry points, business logic, and shared UI components
Integrates Biome formatting and checks, Playwright end-to-end testing, and the Turborepo build system
Provides deployment buttons for Vercel, Netlify, and Railway plus a StackBlitz online open entry
Uses pnpm as the package manager and includes theme switching and React Icons support
Template Details
nextarter-chakra is maintained by agustinusnathaniel and the repository is MIT-licensed. It is a starter template (boilerplate) for initializing Next.js applications. It is bootstrapped with create-next-app and additionally includes Chakra UI and TypeScript configuration, so a project has a component library and type system out of the box.
The template uses a Split-Layer structure that separates Next.js routing from React UI logic: src/app holds the App Router entry points (layout.tsx provides the global RootLayout and Providers, and page.ts re-exports Home from lib/pages); src/lib carries business logic, including layout (shell components such as Header and Footer), pages (page implementations), and styles (theme configuration); src/components holds shared UI components, with the ui subdirectory containing basic primitives such as buttons and inputs.
On the tooling side, the template integrates Biome for formatting and static checks, Playwright for end-to-end testing, and Turborepo as the build system. Icons use React Icons, theme switching relies on next-themes, and the styling engine is Emotion as used by Chakra UI. The package manager is specified as pnpm. The README provides deployment buttons for Vercel, Netlify, and Railway as well as a StackBlitz online open entry, and gives commands for installing dependencies, starting the development server, production builds, running E2E tests, and Biome check/fix.
Usage limitations: the template itself only provides the initial project structure and tool configuration, with no business features. Demo screenshots and third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses, and external hosting, database, and other services may incur separate charges.
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Quickly setting up a new Next.js project with the Chakra UI component library and a TypeScript type system
- Teams that want a project to start with a layered structure separating routing and UI logic
- Projects that need to use Biome for code checks and Playwright for end-to-end testing directly in the template
- Developers who want to quickly preview and deploy via Vercel, Netlify, Railway, or StackBlitz
Suitable For
- Frontend developers using Next.js and React
- Teams that prefer Chakra UI as their component library
- Projects that need TypeScript and code quality tools preconfigured
- Individuals or organizations that want to start from MIT-licensed code
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
- 1
The project uses pnpm; first run pnpm install to install dependencies
- 2
Run pnpm dev to start the development server, accessible by default at http://localhost:3000
- 3
Run pnpm build for a production build
- 4
Run pnpm test:e2e to run Playwright end-to-end tests
- 5
Use pnpm biome:check to check for code issues and pnpm biome:fix to automatically fix them
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope is the code of that version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 96 / 100
- Technologies
- Next.js · React
- Website type
- Starter
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- 2026-09-28
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Source file / repository# nextarter-chakra
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<p>This is a <a href="https://nextjs.org/" target="_blank">Next.js</a> project bootstrapped with <code>create-next-app</code>, added with <a href="https://chakra-ui.com" target="_blank"><b>Chakra UI</b></a> and <a href="https://www.typescriptlang.org" target="_blank"><b>TypeScript</b></a> setup. <br/> Start developing right away!</p>
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This is a **Next.js + Chakra UI + TypeScript** starter template packed with modern tooling setup.
## 🚀 Features
- **Framework**: [Next.js 16](https://nextjs.org/) (App Router)
- **UI Library**: [Chakra UI v3](https://chakra-ui.com/)
- **Styling Engine**: Emotion (via Chakra UI) + [next-themes](https://github.com/pacocoursey/next-themes)
- **Language**: [TypeScript 5](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
- **Linting & Formatting**: [Biome](https://biomejs.dev/)
- **E2E Testing**: [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/)
- **Build System**: [Turborepo](https://turbo.build/repo)
- **Icons**: [React Icons](https://react-icons.github.io/react-icons/)
## 🏗 System Architecture
This project uses a **Split-Layer** architecture to separate Next.js routing concerns from React UI logic.
```mermaid
graph TD
subgraph "Routing Layer (src/app)"
L[layout.tsx] --> Providers
P[page.ts] --> Logic
end
subgraph "Logic Layer (src/lib)"
Providers --> Layout[Layout Component]
Layout --> Header
Layout --> Footer
Logic --> HomePage[Page Component]
end
subgraph "UI Layer (src/components)"
HomePage --> Components
Header --> Components
Footer --> Components
end
```
## 📂 Repository Structure
The code is organized to keep business logic and routing separate:
```bash
src/
├── app/ # Next.js App Router (Entry points)
│ ├── layout.tsx # Global RootLayout & Providers
│ └── page.ts # Re-exports Home from lib/pages
├── components/ # Shared UI components
│ └── ui/ # Primitives (Buttons, Inputs, etc.)
└── lib/ # Application Business Logic
├── layout/ # Shell components (Header, Footer)
├── pages/ # Page implementations (Home, etc.)
└── styles/ # Theme configuration
```
## 🛠 Getting Started
### 1. Install Dependencies
This project uses [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/).
```bash
pnpm install
```
### 2. Run Development Server
```bash
pnpm dev
```
Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view it in the browser.
### 3. Build for Production
```bash
pnpm build
```
### 4. Run Tests
```bash
pnpm test:e2e
```
## 🧹 Code Quality
We use **Biome** for fast formatter and linter.
```bash
# Check code issues
pnpm biome:check
# Fix issues automatically
pnpm biome:fix
```
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