Meteor Starter Kit

This is a base set of files and packages included to help kickstart your development process.

Note

This repository is outdated and will no longer be maintained. There are similar projects out there and I believe it is a better decision to help improve another collaboratively. For a more up-to-date starter kit, check out Meteor Boilerplate

Demo

You can view the demo on starterkit.meteor.com
or view it in different screen sizes here

Packages Included

• accounts-base
• accounts-password
• iron-router
• iron-router-progress
• less
• spiderable
• accounts-entry
• underscore
• jquery
• bootstrap-validator
• Spin
• contactform

File Structure

.meteor/ (You can guess what this is for)

client/
  styles/ (Global Styles)
    bootstrap/ (bootstrap 3 LESS files)
    ionic/ (ionic icons LESS files)
    animations.css
    mixins.import.less
    styles.less
    variables.import.less
    global.import.less
  views/ (All template-specific html, less, and javascript files)
    contact/
      contact.html
    home/
      home.html
    includes/ (Reusable templates for overall structure)
      footer.html
      header.html
      header.js
      loading.html
      notFound.html
    index.html
  subscriptions.js (Define what data you are going to subscribe to from the server)
  accounts.js (AccountsEntry configuration)

collections/ (Model Definitions)
  test.js (Test collection to show an example of a slow connection)

public/
  fonts/ (Ionic Fonts)

server/
  publications.js (Define what data you going to publish to the client)

routes.js (Iron-router routes)

Functionality & Components Included

• Basic User Accounts
• Contact Form (with validation)
• Bootstrap LESS
• File structure and LESS structure to work off
• Basic Navigation Menu
• Mobile Nav Menu with CSS3
• Small test route (/profile) so you can see how logged-in only pages work
• CSS Animations which can come in handy for customized page transitions

LESS Structure

The way I have this structured is that all LESS files get imported into the style.less file. So, all of the files are named filename.import.less and then imported in the order it should go in. This way, you are more organized with the order and usage of your LESS styles.

This methodology just made sense to me, but if you have a suggestion / reasoning why I should change it, please feel free to open an issue.

Why?

So, I know there are other 'starter kits' or 'boilerplates' out there for Meteor, but I wanted one that was a little different. That is why I created this one that is heavily influenced by Bootstrap, but does come with some components I expect to use on newer projects.

Installation

You should have Meteor installed then follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository locally
2. run meteor

But... what about X

If you have something that you would like added, please open up an issue or even a pull request directly. I am open to suggestions.