create-web-site

Scaffold a minimal HTML/CSS/JS project with Node.js development server.

A CLI tool to instantly generate simple web projects, like a super lightweight version of create-react-app.

Features

• 🚀 Minimal HTML/CSS/JS setup
• 📦 Built-in Node.js development server
• ⚡ Zero dependencies (Node.js standard library only)
• 🎯 ESM (import/export) support
• 🛠️ Start developing immediately

Usage

npx @laststance/create-web-site my-web-site
cd my-web-site
node server.js

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to see the generated page.

Generated Project Structure

my-web-site/
├── package.json
├── server.js      # Node.js development server
├── index.html     # Main HTML file
├── style.css      # Stylesheet
└── main.js        # JavaScript entry point

Development Server

The generated project includes a simple static file server:

# Start with default port (3000)
node server.js

# Start with custom port
PORT=8080 node server.js

You can also use the dev script in package.json:

pnpm dev
# or
npm run dev

Future Enhancements

Planned features:

• ✅ Live reload (auto-reload on file changes)
• ✅ Template selection (--template option)
  • HTML Only
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Three.js
• ✅ CLI options expansion
  • --port <number> - Specify port number
  • --no-install - Skip package.json generation

License

MIT

Author

laststance