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Akash Santra 34c5a9aa7a docs: improve React quickstart with error handling and fix Docker capitalization (#45320)
## I have read the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Docs update

## What is the current behavior?

- The React quickstart example does not handle errors when fetching
data.
- The local development guide uses inconsistent capitalization for
"docker".

## What is the new behavior?

- Adds basic error handling (`error` check) in the React quickstart
example to improve reliability.
- Fixes capitalization from "docker" → "Docker" for consistency with
official naming.

## Additional context

These are small improvements to enhance clarity and developer experience
in the docs.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **Documentation**
* Enhanced React quickstart guide with error handling for database
queries to prevent invalid data processing
  * Corrected capitalization in local development guide

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---
title: 'Use Supabase with React'
subtitle: 'Learn how to create a Supabase project, add some sample data to your database, and query the data from a React app.'
breadcrumb: 'Framework Quickstarts'
hideToc: true
---
<StepHikeCompact>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={1}>
<$Partial path="quickstart_db_setup.mdx" />
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={2}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Create a React app">
- Create a React app using a [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/guide/) template.
<$Partial path="uiLibCta.mdx" />
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```bash name=Terminal
npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template react
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={3}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Install the Supabase client library">
The fastest way to get started is to use the `supabase-js` client library which provides a convenient interface for working with Supabase from a React app.
Navigate to the React app and install `supabase-js`.
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```bash name=Terminal
cd my-app && npm install @supabase/supabase-js
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={4}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Declare Supabase Environment Variables">
Create a `.env.local` file and populate with your Supabase connection variables:
<ProjectConfigVariables variable="url" />
<ProjectConfigVariables variable="publishable" />
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
<$CodeTabs>
```text name=.env.local
VITE_SUPABASE_URL=<SUBSTITUTE_SUPABASE_URL>
VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=<SUBSTITUTE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY>
```
</$CodeTabs>
<$Partial path="api_settings_steps.mdx" variables={{ "framework": "react", "tab": "frameworks" }} />
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={5}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Query data from the app">
Replace the contents of `App.jsx` to add a `getInstruments` function to fetch the data and display the query result to the page using a Supabase client.
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```js name=src/App.jsx
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { createClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
const supabase = createClient(import.meta.env.VITE_SUPABASE_URL, import.meta.env.VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY);
function App() {
const [instruments, setInstruments] = useState([]);
useEffect(() => {
getInstruments();
}, []);
async function getInstruments() {
const { data, error } = await supabase.from("instruments").select();
if (error) {
console.error(error);
return;
}
setInstruments(data);
}
return (
<ul>
{instruments.map((instrument) => (
<li key={instrument.name}>{instrument.name}</li>
))}
</ul>
);
}
export default App;
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
<StepHikeCompact.Step step={6}>
<StepHikeCompact.Details title="Start the app">
Run the development server, go to http://localhost:5173 in a browser and you should see the list of instruments.
</StepHikeCompact.Details>
<StepHikeCompact.Code>
```bash name=Terminal
npm run dev
```
</StepHikeCompact.Code>
</StepHikeCompact.Step>
</StepHikeCompact>
## Next steps
- Set up [Auth](/docs/guides/auth) for your app
- [Insert more data](/docs/guides/database/import-data) into your database
- Upload and serve static files using [Storage](/docs/guides/storage)