# The Mullet Stack

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<img src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1610195/5716009/cf500292-9ab1-11e4-84a2-f93f9766afa9.png" align="center" width="200">

[Facebook](http://facebook.github.io/react/) in the front. [Walmart](http://hapijs.com) in the back.

All sitting on top of [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/).

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Get the Party Started
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Install [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/)

### Setup the Mullet stack for development:
```
git clone https://github.com/lynnaloo/mullet
cd mullet
npm install
```

Start the Mullet Server:
```
npm start
```

Watch the client folders for changes during development:
```
npm run watch
```

#### OR

### Install the Mullet npm module:

```
npm install mullet
```

Start the Mullet Server:
```
npm start mullet
```

Party On!
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Point your browser to `http://localhost:8000` to see the sample page!

#### But what about server-side rendering? 

Checkout [this approach](https://github.com/leftieFriele/mullet/tree/serverside) by [@leftieFriele](http://www.github.com/leftieFriele)

But Seriously
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This setup is a decent starting place to play around with Node, Hapi, and React.

To get started, edit the sample React component: `src/components/facebook.js`

Contributors
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Mullet Stack was created on a Thursday night by [Linda Nichols](http://www.github.com/lynnaloo). Name inspiration by [Ryan Brunsvold](http://www.github.com/brunsvold) who probably wishes to not be credited on something called "The Mullet Stack."

Mullet Cat Logo design by [Lookmai Rattana](http://www.github.com/cosmicmeow).

[Weyland](http://www.github.com/weyj4) moved us on up from Gulp/Browserify to Webpack. 

Special thanks to all of the people that have taken their time to submit [pull requests](https://github.com/lynnaloo/mullet/graphs/contributors) to make this project better!

Contact
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Twitter: [@lynnaloo](http://www.twitter.com/lynnaloo)
