Create #React App (CRA) it's a wonderful tool, but IMHO it tries to do too much and tends to give you a bloated setup.

If you are like me and prefer to start simple and build incrementally, here's a React scaffold alternative in just 10 simple-ish steps!

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1. Create and init your project

mkdir my-new-react-project && cd my-new-react-project && npm init -y

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Too long?
There is a shortcut for you, just clone https://github.com/lmammino/react-sca (Give it a little , will you?)

Too boring?
You can still use Create React App, but at least now you know how to create your own minimal alternative!