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I got tired of setting up MERN apps… so I built this
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I got tired of setting up MERN apps… so I built this

via Dev.to ReactDavid Adeyemi2h ago

If you’ve ever built a MERN app, you probably know the drill. You start with an idea… Then spend hours setting up: Folder structure Express server Database connection Authentication Environment variables And sometimes integrations like Stripe or email Before you even write your first real feature. I found myself doing this over and over again. Same setup. Different project. The problem Tools like create-react-app or even Vite are great, but they only solve the frontend side. You still have to: wire up your backend structure your API connect your database set up auth configure everything manually It adds up quickly. What I built So I built something to remove that friction. It’s called MERN Genie . Instead of starting from scratch, you can generate a production-ready full-stack app with: React or Next.js frontend Express backend MongoDB setup Optional features like: Authentication Stripe integration Docker setup Email system All scaffolded in seconds, and actually runnable. Why I’m buil

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