Create React App

Deploy Create React App projects as static sites on Hostinger, covering build settings, output directory, routing fallback, and REACT_APP_ env variables.

Classic React tooling built on react-scripts. Builds to a static bundle that Hostinger serves directly — no server process.

app_type: create-react-app

Note: Create React App is deprecated upstream. For new projects, prefer React + Vite — but existing CRA projects deploy fine.

Static mode

CRA is static-only.

package.json

{
  "scripts": {
    "start": "react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.3.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.3.0",
    "react-scripts": "5.0.1"
  }
}

Hostinger detects CRA from the react-scripts dependency.

hPanel settings

Field	Value
Application type	create-react-app
Build script	build
Output directory	build
Entry file	—

Server mode

Not applicable. For SSR with React, use Next.js or React Router.

Notes

• Client-side routing (React Router in library mode) works out of the box — unknown paths fall back to index.html.

• Environment variables baked into the bundle must be prefixed REACT_APP_ and set before the build. See Environment Variables.

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Last updated: July 22, 2026