A pre-configured Rails application template with BigBinary's opinionated defaults for rapid project setup.
Wheel is a pre-configured Rails application template created by BigBinary to serve as a starting point for new projects. It bundles a curated set of gems, tools, and configurations that reflect BigBinary's development practices, solving the problem of repetitive setup and ensuring consistency across projects.
Rails developers and teams looking to quickly bootstrap new applications with production-ready defaults, especially those aligned with BigBinary's style of working.
Developers choose Wheel to save time on initial project configuration, leverage battle-tested tools, and maintain code consistency through built-in formatting and quality checks.
Don't reinvent the wheel for every new Rails project. Use sane Defaults.
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The `rake setup` command automatically seeds the database with sample data, including a default user, eliminating manual initialization steps as highlighted in the README.
Integrates Rubocop for Ruby and Prettier for JavaScript/CSS to auto-format code, ensuring adherence to BigBinary's coding standards from project start.
Bundles Devise for authentication, ActiveAdmin for admin panels, Sidekiq for background jobs, and Honeybadger for monitoring, providing a comprehensive foundation out-of-the-box.
Includes Tailwind CSS for utility-first styling and Letter Opener for email previews, accelerating UI development and testing in local environments.
Tight coupling with specific services like Honeybadger and SemaphoreCI makes it cumbersome to swap tools if teams have existing preferences or contracts.
Requires exact Node.js version (v22.13) and yarn, which can cause compatibility issues, as acknowledged by the Docker fallback option in the README.
Opinionated use of Tailwind CSS and Slim may not suit teams accustomed to other CSS frameworks or templating languages, requiring additional configuration effort.