What is jira_clone?

oldboyxx/jira_clone — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 11,058JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

Mindmap

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  root((jira_clone))
    Frontend
      React hooks
      Custom components
      Webpack config
    Backend
      TypeScript API
      TypeORM
      PostgreSQL
    Testing
      Cypress e2e
    Purpose
      Dev reference
      Forking base
      Learning resource

mindmap root((jira_clone)) Frontend React hooks Custom components Webpack config Backend TypeScript API TypeORM PostgreSQL Testing Cypress e2e Purpose Dev reference Forking base Learning resource

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Study how a real-world React project structures components, hooks, and routing without using Redux.

USE CASE 2

Fork the repo as a base for building your own project management or kanban board app.

USE CASE 3

Reference the Cypress end-to-end test suite to learn how to write browser automation for a full-stack app.

USE CASE 4

Learn how TypeORM maps TypeScript objects to a PostgreSQL database schema in practice.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactPostgreSQLTypeORMWebpackCypress

How does it compare?

	oldboyxx/jira_clone	jaredpalmer/razzle	facebook/hermes
Stars	11,058	11,048	11,043
Language	JavaScript	JavaScript	JavaScript
Setup difficulty	moderate	moderate	hard
Complexity	3/5	3/5	4/5
Audience	developer	developer	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires a local PostgreSQL install and a manually created database named jira_development before running the API.

Use, copy, modify, and distribute freely for any purpose, including commercial, as long as you keep the license notice.

So what is it?

This repository is a simplified clone of Jira, the popular project management tool. It was built by a React consultant as a personal showcase project to demonstrate what a real-world React codebase looks like in practice. The goal is to provide developers with a reference that is complex enough to be genuinely instructive while still being approachable. The project is split into two parts: a client and an API. The client is written in JavaScript using React, relying entirely on functional components and React built-in hooks rather than external state management libraries like Redux. The developer built custom UI components from scratch, including things like a datepicker and modal dialogs, rather than pulling them from a component library. The build setup uses webpack configured manually rather than a starter tool. The API is written in TypeScript and uses TypeORM, a tool that maps code objects to database tables in PostgreSQL. To run the project yourself, you install PostgreSQL, clone the repo, create a local database named jira_development, fill in an environment file with your database credentials, install dependencies, and start both the client and API in separate terminal sessions. The app then runs locally in your browser. Automated end-to-end tests are included using Cypress, which simulates real user interactions in the browser. The README is transparent about what the project intentionally omits. There is no proper user authentication: anyone who visits the API gets a token and a seeded project automatically. Database schema changes are handled by an auto-sync feature that reconstructs the schema on every launch, which would not be safe in a real production environment. Accessibility attributes on UI components are incomplete, and there are no unit or integration tests beyond the Cypress suite. The repository does not accept pull requests. It is intended as a reference and a learning resource, not an actively developed product. The code is available under the MIT license, so you can fork it and modify it freely for your own purposes.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I cloned jira_clone and want to add JWT user authentication. Walk me through adding login to the TypeScript API using the existing TypeORM and PostgreSQL setup.

Prompt 2

How do I add a new issue type to jira_clone? Show me which files to change in the React client and the TypeORM API.

Prompt 3

The jira_clone uses custom React hooks instead of Redux. Convert the useCurrentUser hook to React Context so the current user is accessible anywhere in the component tree.

Prompt 4

Help me extend the jira_clone Cypress test suite with a test that creates an issue, drags it to a different column, and verifies the change persists after a page reload.

Prompt 5

Show me how to add a dark mode toggle to the jira_clone React client using CSS variables and a context-based theme provider.

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