README.md

leptos-fullstack

A Nix template for full-stack web apps in Rust using Leptos. Tech used:

• Leptos full-stack framework
  • server functions
  • ssr + hydration
• Axum as backend framework
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Build system
  • cargo-leptos
  • Nix Flakes + crane
• Autoformatting using rustfmt and leptosfmt

Running locally

Enter the Nix shell, and run:

# To spin up the dev server
just watch

# To run tests
just test

Building

nix build

# To build the rust doccs
nix build .#leptos-fullstack-docs

You can also nix run the app directly.

Using as flake-parts module

Import ./nix/flake-module.nix from this repos as a flake-parts module. For an example project, see nix-browser.

In the future, we might create a standalone flake-parts module for Leptos.

Notes

Single-crate model

This repo uses the single-crate model primarily because the backend-common-frontend split (prior to PR #5; similar to start-axum-workspace template) is not suitable when using server functions in leptos. Consequently, expect a bunch of cfg attributes or macros that make backend-only code conditional upon the ssr flag (which is set when compiling the crate for the backend, as opposed to the wasm frontend, which uses csr)

Credits

The Rust code is largely based on start-axum. Also, credit goes to @benwis for pointers to how crane can be made to work with cargo-leptos.