Marko Inertia Svelte Skeleton

Standalone Marko application skeleton with Inertia.js, Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Vite, sessions, authentication, and Pest tests.

Create a Project

composer create-project marko/skeleton-inertia-svelte my-app
cd my-app
cp .env.example .env
npm install
composer dev

The development server runs PHP on http://localhost:8000, Vite on http://localhost:5173, and the optional SSR server on http://localhost:13714.

Included Routes

Demo credentials:

Email: [email protected]
Password: password

Structure

app/web/                 Marko application module
app/web/resources/js/    Svelte Inertia entry, SSR entry, layouts, and pages
app/web/resources/css/   Tailwind CSS entry
config/                  Root app configuration
public/index.php         Web entry point
tests/                   Pest tests
vite.config.js           Single-entry Vite build

Commands

composer dev          # build SSR once, then run PHP + Vite + SSR
npm run dev           # Vite only
npm run build         # production client assets
npm run build:ssr     # production SSR bundle
vendor/bin/pest       # PHP tests

Composer Packages

This skeleton requires marko/inertia-svelte, which pulls in the core Marko Framework, Inertia, and Vite packages transitively from Packagist.

SSR is available but disabled by default through .env.example:

INERTIA_SSR_ENABLED=false
INERTIA_SSR_URL=http://localhost:13714

Requirements

• PHP 8.5+
• Composer
• Node.js 22+ and npm