📁 File Structure of a React App
After you create a React project using create-react-app, your folder will look like this:
my-app/
├── node_modules/
├── public/
│ ├── index.html
│ └── favicon.ico
├── src/
│ ├── App.css
│ ├── App.js
│ ├── App.test.js
│ ├── index.css
│ ├── index.js
│ └── logo.svg
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── README.md
└── yarn.lock / package-lock.json
📂 Folder & File Explanation
- /public: Contains the static HTML file
index.htmlwhich is the entry point. - /src: Main React source code lives here – components, styles, and logic.
- App.js: Main component that renders the UI.
- index.js: Entry point where React DOM renders
<App />intoindex.html. - package.json: Lists dependencies, scripts, and metadata about the project.
- node_modules: Auto-generated directory for installed npm packages.
- .gitignore: Specifies which files Git should ignore (like
node_modules).
📌 Customize File Structure (Optional)
For medium to large apps, consider organizing your code into subfolders like:
src/
├── components/
├── pages/
├── assets/
├── hooks/
├── utils/
├── services/
└── App.js
Modular structure improves maintainability and scalability.


