Magic-Stack

The battle-tested tech stack for rapid development

Magic-Stack is an open source, batteries-included template for building modern web and mobile applications. Built by MagicAce, it combines best-in-class tools and practices to help you launch production-ready projects faster.

Why Magic-Stack?

• Clever solutions to unique problems: Built by experienced engineers who care about real-world results.
• Full-stack, modern, and scalable: Everything you need, nothing you don’t.
• Brandable and future-proof: Designed for teams, agencies, and solo devs alike.

Repository Structure

magic-stack/
├── README.md           # This file
├── LICENSE             # MIT License
├── templates/          # Starter templates for different app types
│   ├── website-template/   # Astro + React + TailwindCSS + More
│   └── mobile-app/         # (Coming soon) React Native + Expo
└── docs/               # Detailed documentation

Included Technologies (Website Template)

• Astro: Lightning-fast static site generator
• React: Interactive UI components
• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS framework
• Drizzle ORM: TypeScript-first SQL ORM (Turso/LibSQL)
• Hygraph CMS: Headless CMS integration (WIP)
• Better Auth: Authentication solution (WIP)
• Honeybadger: Error monitoring
• PostHog: Product analytics
• Husky & Lint-Staged: Git hooks and pre-commit QA
• ESLint, Prettier, Stylelint: Code quality tools
• Commitizen: Conventional commit messages (planned)

Quick Start

Use degit to scaffold your project without git history:

npx degit MagicAceDev/magic-stack/templates/website-template my-project
cd my-project
yarn install
yarn dev

Notes

• degit supports branches/tags: You can specify a version tag to scaffold a specific version.

  npx degit MagicAceDev/magic-stack/templates/website-template#v1.0.0 my-project

• Template: Replace website-template with the desired template name (e.g., mobile-app when available).

Features

• Modern, scalable architecture
• Preconfigured code quality and automation
• Production-ready integrations
• Human-centered, developer-friendly design

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md (coming soon).

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.

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Built with ❤️ by Keeghan McGarry and the MagicAce team.