I did not create this! -but I really love this design and did not want it to get lost in the depths of Reddit.
Full credit goes to: https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/69rep7/base_in_a_box/
This is an intermediate, compact starter base contained in a 63x61 Tiles Square. Builds in two stages:
- Stage 1 - Builds all the very basic things, and makes red and green Science
- Stage 2 - Most basic items (pre-oil) automated. Red, Green and Military Science (Roboports can be added later)
I use this almost every game and begin deployment after an initial bootstrap setup has done some research, and created enough belts, inserters and assemblers to begin building the first Stage.
Images: https://imgur.com/a/lcFnx