Get Started with React Dashboard in No Time

What You’ll Learn

In this tutorial, we’ll explore the React Dashboard template, built with React, Bootstrap, React Router, Redux, and GraphQL. You’ll learn how to:

• Set up the project
• Create a dashboard, table, and database
• Link the local database to your application
• Test the application
• Customize your dashboard with Sass variables and drag-and-drop features

Setting Up the Project

To begin, clone the React Dashboard repository and choose a name for your new project. Once cloned, install the required dependencies using the following command:

yarn install

Note that you may encounter an issue with yarn install, but running yarn add sqlite3 separately and then re-running yarn install should resolve the problem.

Creating the Dashboard, Table, and Database

Now that your project is set up, let’s create a MySQL database using MAMP. This will allow you to connect your application to a local database. Create a database, add a table named “posts” with five columns, and input the required information.

Linking the Local Database to Your Application

Using Sequelize, a Node.js ORM, connect your database to your application. Then, uncomment the mutation for post creation in the schema.js file. This will enable you to create new posts in your database from your frontend.

import { sequelize } from './sequelize';

const createPost = async (title, content) => {
  try {
    await sequelize.query(`INSERT INTO posts (title, content) VALUES ('${title}', '${content}')`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
};

Testing the Application

Kill the server and restart it. If everything works, you should be able to create new posts. Click on “View all Posts,” then “Create New,” and input a title and content. Click “Save” and return to the dashboard page to see your new post appear in the table.

Customizing Your Dashboard

Want to give your dashboard a personal touch? You can easily change the color options by modifying the _variables.scss file in the src/styles folder. For example:

$primary-color: #3498db;
$secondary-color: #f1c40f;

You can also implement drag-and-drop functionality using libraries like react-beautiful-dnd, react-dnd, or react-dropzone.

Learn more about customizing your dashboard

Take Your Development to the Next Level

With the React Dashboard template, you can quickly build a React application without starting from scratch. Get started today and discover the power of pre-built templates!