SolidStart: Build Full-Stack Applications with SolidJS

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.

Print Length: 218 pages

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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