LightNap

Full-stack starter kit for modern SPAs 🚀

LightNap (lightweight .NET 10/Angular/PrimeNG) bundles a pragmatic set of tools and patterns to build production-ready single page applications fast. If you want authentication, notifications, scaffolding and a modern front-end experience without wiring everything from scratch, LightNap is for you.

Quick highlights: Lightweight starter, secure defaults, extensible scaffolding, and helpful CI/CD docs — ready to jump-start your project.

Quick start — Try LightNap in 3 steps

  1. Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/sharplogic/LightNap.git
cd LightNap

  2. Run the backend

    dotnet run --project LightNap.WebApi

  3. Start the Angular frontend (in a separate terminal)

    cd src/lightnap-ng
npm install
ng serve

Tip: The demo site runs at https://lightnap.azurewebsites.net — visit it to see features in action. The application comes with three pre-seeded user accounts for testing: Administrator (Admin@lightnap.azurewebsites.net / P@ssw0rd), Content Editor (ContentEditor@lightnap.azurewebsites.net / P@ssw0rd), and Regular User (RegularUser@lightnap.azurewebsites.net / P@ssw0rd).

Why choose LightNap? ✅

  • Works with .NET 10 and Angular 20 UI (PrimeNG + Tailwind) out-of-the-box.
  • Built-in auth with ASP.NET Identity + JWT for secure session handling.
  • Flexible persistence: SQL Server, SQLite, or in-memory for quick experiments.
  • Distributed caching with Redis and real-time notifications with SignalR.
  • Production-ready patterns (scaffolding, seed data, notification system, and more).

Key features — At a glance ✨

  • Authentication & Authorization: Roles, claims, and user management ready in the admin UI.
  • APIs & OpenAPI (Swagger): Quickly inspect and test backend endpoints during development.
  • Notifications: Real-time in-app notifications with SignalR and a backend notification service for system alerts.
  • Scaffolder: Auto-generate backend entities and front-end UI from a single entity definition.
  • Maintenance Service: Background task processing with Azure WebJobs support for scheduled maintenance.
  • E2E & CI/CD: Cypress-based end-to-end tests with guidance for workflows and GitHub Actions.

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Contribute & Community

We welcome PRs and contributions — check the repo, open issues, or add documentation. Find sample walk-throughs on our YouTube channel and try the demo to get a feel for the code.