Rails Tabler Starter

Skip the first 40 hours of setup. Build your product instead.

rails-tabler-starter is a production-ready boilerplate for developers who want a high-quality UI without the frontend fatigue. It uses a modern Rails 8 stack (Solid Queue, Solid Cache) and Tabler (Bootstrap 5) for a clean, professional dashboard out of the box.

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The Goal

1. Pure Rails: No proprietary DSLs or "magic". If you know Rails, you know this starter.
2. Readability > Cleverness: Standard patterns over complex abstractions.
3. Batteries Included: Authentication, Multi-tenancy, and UI components are pre-configured.

Why this starter?

• Zero-Config UI: Tabler components integrated with Hotwire. Dark mode, responsive layouts, and dashboards work immediately.
• Built-in Multi-Tenancy: "Spaces" support included. Switch between single-user and B2B SaaS modes via config.
• Simplified Infrastructure: Built for Rails 8. Uses solid_queue and solid_cache—no Redis required for small-to-medium deployments.
• Secure: Pre-loaded with Pundit (AuthZ), Devise (AuthN), and Brakeman security auditing.

The Stack

• Core: Rails 8.0+, Ruby 3.3+, SQLite (Production-optimized).
• Auth: Devise + OmniAuth (Google/GitHub).
• UI: Tabler (Bootstrap 5) + Hotwire/Turbo.
• Background Jobs: Solid Queue / Active Job.
• Deployment: Pre-configured for Kamal, Fly.io, or Heroku.

Space Management & Architecture

The app uses a Space-based architecture for teams or organizations.

• Standard Roles: Admin and Member roles per space.
• Permissions: Built-in support for custom roles and granular access controls via Pundit.

Theming Engine

Overhaul the UI via the AppSettings singleton. No CSS hunting required. All settings are database-backed and can be modified at runtime.

Visual Configuration

Category	Setting	Options
Layout	interface_layout	VERTICAL, VERTICAL-TRANSPARENT, OVERLAP, CONDENSED, HORIZONTAL
Mode	color_mode	LIGHT, DARK
Primary Color	color_scheme	BLUE, AZURE, INDIGO, PURPLE, PINK, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, LIME, GREEN, TEAL, CYAN
Theme	theme_base	NEUTRAL, SLATE, ZINC, GRAY, STONE, PINK
Typography	font_family	SANS-SERIF, SERIF, MONOSPACE, COMIC
Shapes	corner_radius	0 to 2

Logic Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
multi_tenant_mode	true	Toggle SaaS-style "Spaces" vs. a single-user app.
show_landing_page	true	Toggle the public marketing page.

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⚡ Quick Start

# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/tarunvelli/rails-tabler-starter.git my_app
cd my_app
bin/setup

# Start server
bin/dev

Promote User to Admin:

User.first.update(admin: true)

Contributing

1. Fork it.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/name).
5. Open a Pull Request.