Does not introduce a front-end framework; uses native HTML as the page foundation
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live-reload-vanilla-website-template — HTML Starter Template
By esausilva
A website starter template that does not rely on a front-end framework, using Webpack to support ES6+ transpilation, ES Modules, and Sass, and providing live browser reload during development.
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During development, watches ./src and reloads live in the browser
Supports ES6+ transpilation and ES Modules syntax
Supports Sass compilation, with minification and automatic prefixing in production builds
Production build outputs to ./public/assets, and the ./public directory can be deployed directly
Template Details
This template is aimed at developers who want to build websites with native HTML but do not want to give up a modern toolchain. It does not use a front-end framework; instead, it processes source code through Webpack: during development it watches the ./src directory for changes and outputs bundled artifacts to ./public/assets, while the development server watches the ./public directory and reloads live in the browser; for production builds it compiles, minifies, and automatically prefixes Sass, and minifies and obfuscates JavaScript, with artifacts also output to ./public/assets, after which the ./public directory can be deployed directly.
The feature scope is focused on build and development experience: ES6+ transpilation, ES Modules, Sass compilation, and live reload in the development environment. The repository README provides three commands: yarn to install dependencies, yarn dev to start the development server (by default opening http://localhost:8080/public), and yarn build to generate the production bundle, and links to the author's blog for a step-by-step setup tutorial.
Before use, note the following: the template itself does not include a UI component library or page design system, so page structure and styles must be written by the user; the repository does not provide dependency version locking information, so actual tool versions depend on what is installed; the demo screenshots come from the author's blog pages, and third-party assets such as images, fonts, and icons in them must be checked separately under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
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Use Cases
- Building static websites or marketing pages with native HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Introducing a Webpack build process and live reload into a framework-free project
- Small front-end projects that need Sass preprocessing and ES6+ syntax transpilation
- As a hands-on template for learning a modern front-end toolchain
Suitable For
- Developers who want to keep a framework-free, pure HTML tech stack
- Projects that need Sass and ES6+ transpilation but do not need a component framework
- Learners who want to reference a Webpack configuration and live reload implementation
Getting started & customization
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Use yarn to install dependencies
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Run yarn dev to start the development server, which by default opens http://localhost:8080/public
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Run yarn build to generate the production bundle, with artifacts located in ./public/assets
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When deploying, use the built ./public directory directly
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Third-party assets such as images, fonts, and icons in the demo pages must be checked under their respective licenses
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version of a public repository under the MIT license; the free scope is the code of that version and does not mean that external services or third-party assets are free.
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- The code of this version may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed free of charge.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 72 / 100
- Technologies
- HTML
- Website type
- Starter
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- 2023-01-31
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2026-10-02T19:51:52.457Z
Source file / repository# live-reload-vanilla-website-template Starter template to build a website without a front-end framework but making use of Webpack to support writing modern JavaScript (ES6+), including ES Modules and Sass. ## Features - Live reload in development - Webpack - Sass compilation (and minification/autoprefixing in production) - ES6+ transpilation (and minification/uglyfication in production) - ES Modules ## Usage - Install dependencies ``` yarn ``` - Run development server ``` yarn dev ``` Will open your default browser to http://localhost:8080/public Webpack will watch for changes in the `./src` directory and output the bundled assets to `./public/assets`. In parallel, the development server will watch for changes in the `./public` directory and live reload the browser. - Build production bundles ``` yarn build ``` Will compile, minify and autoprefix Sass to CSS. Will Minify and uglify JavaScript and output the bundled assets to `./public/assets`. After building for production you can take the `./public` directory and deploy it. ## Tutorial Visit my [blog entry](https://esausilva.com/2018/09/17/build-a-website-with-modern-tooling-and-no-frameworks/) where I go step-by-step on how to build this template from scratch. ## Giving Back If you would like to support my work and the time I put into making tutorials, consider getting me a coffee by clicking on the image below. I would really appreciate it! [](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/esausilva) -Esau Silva
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