How to use create-react-app with an older React version?

Question

When using create-react-app with custom-react-scripts I always end up with React 16 (latest) installed. Is there a way to create a new project with an older version, like React

Answer 1

It seems that you can just go ahead and use it to generate a React 16 app, then edit package.json and run npm i (or npm install; npm i is just a shortcut).

I just left the react-scripts version at the latest version and only changed the versions of react and react-dom, and it worked:

"devDependencies": {
  "react-scripts": "1.0.14"
},
"dependencies": {
  "react": "^15.6.1",
  "react-dom": "^15.6.1"
},