React Developers Community — Kenya

This repository contains the source for the community showcase website maintained by the React Developers Community (Kenya). The site is built with Next.js, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, includes end-to-end tests with Playwright, and is container-ready using Docker.

Live production: https://www.reactdevske.org/

Table of contents

• Overview
• Features
• Tech stack
• Quickstart
• Docker
• Testing
• Project structure
• Contributing
• License & contact

Overview

This site showcases the community, upcoming events, contact information and resources for React developers in Kenya. It's intended as a community-maintained, easy-to-contribute codebase for public-facing content and event announcements.

Features

• Responsive, accessible UI built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS.
• Pages for home, about, contact, events, news, forum and members.
• Reusable component library under src/components.
• Playwright end-to-end tests (see e2e/).
• Docker support for production-like local testing.

Tech stack

• Next.js (pages-based) + React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Playwright for E2E testing
• Prettier, ESLint, and TypeScript for quality checks

Quickstart (local development)

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 16+ (or the version compatible with the next dependency)
• npm or yarn

Install dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install 

Run the development server:

npm run dev
# opens at http://localhost:3000

Build for production:

npm run build
npm run start

Useful scripts (from package.json):

• npm run dev — starts Next.js in development mode
• npm run build — produces a production build
• npm run start — runs the production build
• npm run lint — runs ESLint
• npm run test — runs Playwright tests

Docker

This repository contains a Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml for running the app in a container.

Build & run with Docker Compose:

docker-compose up --build

The app will be available on the port configured in docker-compose.yml (default: 3000).

Testing (Playwright)

End-to-end tests are in the e2e/ folder and are run using Playwright. To run tests locally:

npm run test

Playwright config is at playwright.config.ts.

Project structure (important files & folders)

• public/ — static assets (images, manifest)
• src/pages/ — Next.js pages (routes)
• src/components/ — shared React components (Navbar, HeroHeader, Events, ContactUs, etc.)
• src/styles/ — global and module CSS (Tailwind entry)
• e2e/ — Playwright end-to-end tests
• Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml — container configuration
• package.json, tsconfig.json, next.config.js — build & tooling

If you want to explore components, start with:

• src/components/HeroHeader — site hero
• src/components/Navbar — navigation and menu
• src/components/Events — events listing and display
• src/components/ContactUs — contact form and footer

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please follow the contribution guidelines and community standards:

• Contribution guide: CONTRIBUTING.md
• Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Suggested workflow:

1. Fork the repo and create a feature branch.
2. Run the dev server and make changes.
3. Ensure TypeScript and lint checks pass: npm run typecheck and npm run lint.
4. Add/update tests if applicable.
5. Open a pull request with a clear description of your changes.

Maintainers & contact If you need help or want to propose changes not suitable for a PR, open an issue or reach out via the community channels listed in the repo.

License This project is open source — see the LICENSE file for details.

Design resources Figma design file used for the website is available here: https://www.figma.com/file/TVwnaDhBGeVdnVKdf6H91C/React-developers-community-website

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Last updated: 2026-02-15