Too Long; Didn't Read
Publishing an open source React / Preact component or library to <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/" target="_blank">npm</a> can be very rewarding, but getting started with the setup is still more daunting than it should be, especially compared to the relatively easy process of creating a React app via <a href="https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app" target="_blank">create-react-app</a> or <a href="https://github.com/just-boris/create-preact-app" target="_blank">create-preact-app</a>.