Vite Flare Starter

Clone and configure the batteries-included Cloudflare starter into a standalone project. Produces a fully rebranded, deployable full-stack app.

What You Get

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React 19, Vite, Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui
Backend	Hono (on Cloudflare Workers)
Database	D1 (SQLite at edge) + Drizzle ORM
Auth	better-auth (Google OAuth + optional email/password)
Storage	R2 (S3-compatible object storage)
AI	Workers AI binding
Data Fetching	TanStack Query
Deployment	Cloudflare Workers with Static Assets

See references/tech-stack.md for the full dependency list.

Workflow

Step 1: Gather Project Info

Ask for:

Required	Optional
Project name (kebab-case)	Admin email
Description (1 sentence)	Google OAuth credentials
Cloudflare account	Custom domain

Step 2: Clone and Configure

Perform these operations to scaffold the project. See references/setup-pattern.md for exact replacement targets and the .dev.vars template.

1. Clone the repo and remove .git, init fresh repo
2. Find-replace vite-flare-starter with the project name in wrangler.jsonc (worker name, database name, R2 bucket names), package.json (name, database refs), and index.html (title, meta)
3. Remove hardcoded account_id and replace database_id with placeholder in wrangler.jsonc
4. Reset package.json version to 0.1.0
5. Generate BETTER_AUTH_SECRET using openssl rand -hex 32 (or Python secrets.token_hex(32))
6. Create .dev.vars from template (convert kebab-case name to Title Case for display, underscore for ID)
7. Optionally create Cloudflare D1 database and R2 buckets, update wrangler.jsonc with database_id
8. Install dependencies with pnpm install
9. Run local database migration with pnpm run db:migrate:local
10. Initial commit

Step 3: Manual Configuration

After the script completes:

1. Google OAuth (if using):

   • Go to Google Cloud Console
   • Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID
   • Add redirect URI: http://localhost:5173/api/auth/callback/google
   • Copy Client ID and Secret to .dev.vars

2. Favicon: Replace public/favicon.svg with your own

3. CLAUDE.md: Update project description and remove vite-flare-starter references

4. index.html: Update <title> and meta description

Step 4: Verify Locally

pnpm dev

Check:

• http://localhost:5173 loads
• Shows YOUR app name, not "Vite Flare Starter"
• Sign-up/sign-in works (if Google OAuth configured)

Step 5: Deploy to Production

# Set production secrets
openssl rand -base64 32 | npx wrangler secret put BETTER_AUTH_SECRET
echo "https://PROJECT_NAME.SUBDOMAIN.workers.dev" | npx wrangler secret put BETTER_AUTH_URL
echo "http://localhost:5173,https://PROJECT_NAME.SUBDOMAIN.workers.dev" | npx wrangler secret put TRUSTED_ORIGINS

# If using Google OAuth
echo "your-client-id" | npx wrangler secret put GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
echo "your-client-secret" | npx wrangler secret put GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET

# Migrate remote database
pnpm run db:migrate:remote

# Build and deploy
pnpm run build && pnpm run deploy

Critical: After first deploy, update BETTER_AUTH_URL with your actual Worker URL. Also add the production URL to Google OAuth redirect URIs.

Common Issues

Symptom	Cause	Fix
Auth silently fails (redirect to homepage)	Missing TRUSTED_ORIGINS	Set TRUSTED_ORIGINS secret with all valid URLs
"Not authorized" on deploy	Wrong account_id	Remove account_id from wrangler.jsonc or set yours
Database operations fail	Using original database_id	Create YOUR database, use YOUR database_id
localStorage shows "vite-flare-starter"	Missing VITE_APP_ID	Set VITE_APP_ID=yourapp in .dev.vars
Auth fails in production	BETTER_AUTH_URL mismatch	Must match actual Worker URL exactly

What Gets Rebranded

The setup process handles these automatically:

File	What Changes
wrangler.jsonc	Worker name, database name, bucket names
package.json	Package name, database references in scripts
.dev.vars	App name, secret, URL
index.html	Title, meta tags

These need manual attention:

• CLAUDE.md — project description
• public/favicon.svg — your favicon
• Google OAuth — redirect URIs
• Production secrets — via wrangler secret put

See references/customization-guide.md for the complete rebranding checklist.