Welcome to Freedom Stack v3—a no-build web development stack built on Web Standards that feels liberating and deploys anywhere. This comprehensive documentation will guide you through understanding, setting up, and building with a modern stack that prioritizes simplicity without sacrificing power.
What is Freedom Stack v3?
Freedom Stack v3 represents a paradigm shift in full-stack web development—moving away from complex build pipelines and client-side state management toward a server-centric architecture that embraces Web Standards. It's designed to feel freeing, enabling you to deploy to any environment from Val.Town to traditional cloud providers. The stack eliminates build steps entirely while providing a complete development experience with authentication, database integration, reactive UI, and responsive styling.
At its core, Freedom Stack v3 embodies the philosophy that "most state should live in the backend" where it belongs as the source of truth. This approach, known as HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State), keeps your application state on the server and streams DOM updates to the client. This results in lighter codebases, better security, and faster development cycles without the overhead of complex frontend frameworks.
Sources: README.md, src/index.tsx
Technology Stack Overview
Freedom Stack v3 combines six carefully selected technologies that work harmoniously without requiring a build step: