Starting a new Rails + React app
Use the CLI to scaffold a working app, then customize from a clean baseline.
Create a new appChoose your situation
Start where you are.
Adding React to an existing Rails app
Install React on Rails into your existing app and render components without rebuilding the stack.
Install into an existing appAlready on OSS and need more performance
See what Pro adds, how the upgrade works, and where higher-throughput SSR or RSC support fits.
Compare OSS and ProEvaluating Rails + React options
Browse example apps and migration paths from react-rails or vite_rails.
See examplesRecommended flow
Keep the first-run path obvious. Put alternatives behind it, not in front of it.
Recommended for new projects
One command to a working app. Customize after.
npx create-react-on-rails-app@latest my-appFollow the new-app guideFor mature Rails apps
Add React on Rails to your existing codebase. Keep your routes, add components incrementally.
bundle exec rails generate react_on_rails:install --typescriptUse the install guideWhen OSS is no longer enough
Pro is an upgrade tier, not a separate product. Add it when you need more SSR throughput or guided support.
bundle add react_on_rails_proReview the upgrade pathMigration
Move from another setup
Migrate from react-rails
Step-by-step checklist for swapping `react-rails` to React on Rails, with a sample app.
Open guideBrowse sample apps
Working repositories showing SSR, migration, and integration patterns.
Open guideIn production
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