SolidStart: Build Full-Stack Applications with SolidJS
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SolidStart: Build Full-Stack Applications with SolidJS

A practical guide to mastering SolidStart for building fast, reactive, and full-stack web applications with SolidJS.

About the Book

Take your SolidJS skills to the next level with this focused guide to SolidStart, the full-stack framework built on top of SolidJS. Designed for developers who already understand the fundamentals, this book dives into the essential production features that transform SolidJS from a reactive UI library into a complete application platform.

Through detailed chapters and hands-on examples, you’ll learn how to:

  • Structure and scale SolidJS apps for real-world deployment.
  • Manage sessions, authentication, and secure data flow.
  • Preload data, optimize rendering, and handle async workflows.
  • Build isomorphic applications designed for modern serverless environments.

The book culminates in a complete project: Echoes, a quote-management app that integrates authentication, protected routes, forms, error handling, and client–server coordination. By the end, you’ll have the skills to confidently build and deploy SolidStart applications that are fast, reactive, and production-ready.

Adapted from the comprehensive SolidJS: The Complete Guide, this volume zeroes in on the advanced concepts that matter most when building real-world apps. Step by step, it shows you how to structure, deliver, and scale production-ready SolidJS projects with confidence.

If you’re ready to move beyond the basics and harness the full power of SolidStart, this book will be your practical roadmap.

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Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Server Side Rendering
    1. Issues With Single Page Applications
    2. SSR: Visible Content From the First Byte
    3. Three Rendering Approaches for SSR Applications
    4. renderToString - Synchronous HTML Generation
    5. renderToStringAsync - Asynchronous HTML Generation
    6. renderToStream - Streaming with Progressive Rendering
    7. Hydration: Breathing Life into Server-Rendered Pages
    8. Targeting the Server Context
    9. Targeting the Development Build
    10. Practical Guide to Server-Rendering
    11. Separating Application Shell from Client Logic
    12. Building a Full-Stack App with Express and Solid Router
  • 3. Solid Router
    1. Setting Up Development Environment
      1. Client-Only Development Environment
      2. SolidStart Development Environment
    2. Installing Solid Router
    3. Routing Strategies
    4. Anatomy of a URL
      1. Clean URLs
    5. Introducing the Router Component
      1. Error Handling Considerations
    6. Defining Routes
    7. Lazy Loading Route Components
    8. Matching Dynamic Paths
    9. Filtering Dynamic Paths
    10. Optional Parameters
    11. Catch-All Routes and Handling 404s
      1. Named Wildcards for Flexibility
      2. Wildcards Beyond Catch-All Routes
      3. Use Cases for Wildcard Routes
      4. Matching Multiple Paths in a Route
      5. Attaching Metadata
    12. Layouts
      1. Rendering Different Layouts Conditionally
      2. Rendering Different Layouts via Nested Routes
    13. Nested Routes
      1. Providing a Shared Layout
      2. Nested Routes via Configuration
    14. Alternative Routers
      1. Hash Mode Router
      2. Memory Router
    15. Linking and Navigation
      1. Using Anchor Elements
        1. Targeting New Tabs or Frames
        2. Adding Keyboard Shortcuts with accesskey
        3. Security Considerations for Anchor Elements
      2. Using the A Component
      3. Programmatic Navigation
      4. The redirect Function
        1. Using redirect in Queries and Actions
        2. Single Flight Mutations
        3. throw vs return
    16. Hosting Apps in Subdirectories
    17. Preloading
      1. Inside the preload Function
      2. Manually Preloading with usePreloadRoute
    18. Accessing Route Related Data
      1. Accessing URL Information with useLocation
      2. Managing Query Parameters with useSearchParams
      3. Extracting Route Parameters with useParams
      4. Matching Routes with useMatch and useCurrentMatches
    19. Displaying Transition Indicators
    20. Intercepting Route Changes with useBeforeLeave
    21. Fetching Async Data
    22. Deduplicated Data Fetching
    23. Updating Remote Data With Web Forms
      1. Working With Web Forms
      2. Collecting User Inputs and Performing Data Updates
      3. Providing Unique Names For Serialization
      4. Passing Arguments Directly
      5. Programmatically Invoking Actions
      6. Handling Form Errors
      7. Helper Functions
      8. Tracking Form Submissions with useSubmission and useSubmissions
    24. Reactive Forms with Authentication and Validation
  • 4. Isomorphic Apps with SolidStart
    1. Introducing SolidStart
    2. Project Setup & Configuration
    3. Project Structure
    4. Building Navigation with File-Based Routes
      1. Dynamic Parameters
      2. Optional Parameters
      3. Catch-All Routes
      4. Logical Naming for Cleaner File Organization
        1. Renaming index.tsx for Discoverability
        2. Using Folders for Logical Grouping
      5. Escaping Folder-Based Nesting
      6. Creating Shared Page Structures with Layouts
      7. Defining Layouts for Nested Routes
        1. Escaping Nested Layouts
    5. Serving Static Assets
      1. Using import Statements
    6. Styling Components
      1. Using Stylesheets
      2. Using CSS Modules
      3. CSS-in-JS
    7. Data Exchange Between the Server and Client
      1. Basic Data Fetching: API Endpoints
      2. Idiomatic Data Fetching: Server Functions
      3. Performing Server-Side Mutations: Server Actions
    8. Caching Data for Request Deduplication
    9. Preloading Data
    10. Pre-rendering Routes
    11. Registering API Endpoints
      1. Using the file router API
      2. Using application configuration
      3. Using a Middleware
      4. Using the GET function
    12. Accessing Server Events
    13. Managing <head> Elements
    14. Setting HTTP Headers and Status Codes
      1. Setting HTTP Headers
      2. Setting HTTP Status Codes
    15. Creating Client-Only Components
    16. Building Echoes: A Quote Management App with SolidStart
      1. Project Setup
      2. Application Structure and Routes
        1. Route Organization
        2. Protected Routes
        3. Public Routes
      3. Application Layout
      4. Styling
      5. Error Handling
      6. Fetching Data
      7. Updating Data
    17. Authentication and Authorization
      1. Notifications and Confirmation Dialogs
        1. Mounting the Client-Only Layers
        2. Notifications: Decoupled, Event-Driven Toasts
        3. Confirmation Dialogs: Explicit Consent for Destructive Actions
    18. Closing Thoughts

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