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TanStack Start Handbook

Rendering, server functions, state, real-world patterns, and deployment — for developers who already know React.

Core mechanics

Rendering, streaming, server functions, middleware, and security — grounded in the current docs, not stale tutorials.

State & data

TanStack Query, TanStack DB, and where Zustand or Jotai actually fit — with honest notes on what’s official vs. inferred.

Real patterns

Recipes for CMS, trading/real-time, and ERP-style apps — what to render where, and what to avoid.

Deployment

A decision matrix plus worked examples, not a tour of every provider’s docs.

This handbook assumes you already know React and have used a meta-framework (Next.js, Remix) or TanStack Router/Query before — it does not re-explain what a component is.