Create JS Stack CLI

A powerful CLI tool for scaffolding production-ready JavaScript full-stack projects with best practices built-in.

🚀 Quick Start

# Interactive setup (recommended)
npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-app

# Quick start with defaults
npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-app --yes

# Start from a preset
npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-app --preset mern --yes

# Custom stack
npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-app \
  --frontend react \
  --backend express \
  --database mongodb \
  --orm mongoose \
  --package-manager pnpm \
  --git \
  --install

🧠 How It Works

createjsstack builds your project by layering templates on top of each other, one per choice you make:

base  →  frontend  →  backend  →  database/orm  →  auth  →  api  →  addons  →  examples

Each layer contributes its own files. For package.json, the layers are deep-merged (not overwritten), so the dependencies and scripts from every layer are combined into a single coherent file. Your project always gets a base (package.json, README.md, .gitignore, LICENSE) plus everything your selected stack needs.

You can configure the stack in three ways, and they compose left-to-right (later wins):

1. Presets — a named bundle of choices (--preset mern)
2. Individual flags — override any single choice (--database postgres)
3. Interactive prompts — run with no flags for a guided setup

# Preset as a base, then override just the database + orm
npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-app --preset mern --database postgres --orm prisma --yes

📦 Presets

| Preset | Frontend | Backend | Database | ORM | | ---------------- | -------- | ------- | -------- | -------- | | mern | react | express | mongodb | mongoose | | next-fullstack | next | next | postgres | prisma | | react-vite | react | — | — | — | | express-api | — | express | postgres | prisma |

# List all presets
npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest list

✨ Features

Supported Technologies

Frontend: react, next, vue, nuxt, svelte, sveltekit, solid, qwik, astro, angular, remix, react-router, tanstack-router, tanstack-start, native-nativewind, native-unistyles
Backend: express, hono, fastify, nest, koa, elysia, next, convex
Databases: mongodb, postgres, mysql, sqlite
ORMs: prisma, drizzle, mongoose, typeorm, mikro-orm
Auth: better-auth, clerk, next-auth, lucia
API: trpc, orpc, graphql, rest
Addons: docker, biome, turborepo, pwa, tauri, vitest, playwright, cypress
Package Managers: npm, pnpm, bun

📖 Usage Examples

MERN (MongoDB + Express + React)

npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-app --preset mern --yes

Next.js Full-Stack

npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-app \
  --frontend next \
  --backend next \
  --database postgres \
  --orm prisma \
  --auth better-auth \
  --package-manager pnpm

API Backend Only

npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest my-api \
  --frontend none \
  --backend nest \
  --database postgres \
  --orm typeorm \
  --addons docker

📋 CLI Options

| Option | Description | Values | | ------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | --preset | Start from a preset | mern, next-fullstack, react-vite, express-api | | --frontend | Frontend framework | react, next, vue, nuxt, svelte, angular, solid, astro, … none | | --backend | Backend framework | express, hono, fastify, nest, koa, elysia, next, convex, none | | --database | Database system | mongodb, postgres, mysql, sqlite, none | | --orm | ORM/ODM | prisma, drizzle, mongoose, typeorm, mikro-orm, none | | --auth | Authentication | better-auth, clerk, next-auth, lucia, none | | --api | API style | trpc, orpc, graphql, rest, none | | --runtime | Runtime environment | node, bun, deno, workers | | --addons | Additional tools (CSV) | docker, biome, turborepo, pwa, tauri, vitest, playwright | | --package-manager | Package manager | npm, pnpm, bun | | --git / --no-git | Initialize git repository | Flag | | --install / --no-install | Install dependencies | Flag | | --yes | Use defaults (skip prompts) | Flag |

Note: Project name is always customizable, even with --yes flag. Run npx @vipinyadav02/createjsstack@latest create --help for the full option list.

🌐 Interactive Builder

Visit createjsstack.dev/new to use our interactive stack builder and generate commands visually.

📚 Documentation

• Getting Started: createjsstack.dev/docs/getting-started
• Presets: createjsstack.dev/docs/presets
• CLI Options: createjsstack.dev/docs/cli-options
• How It Works: createjsstack.dev/docs/how-it-works

🛠️ Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/vipinyadav01/js-stack.git
cd js-stack

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build CLI
npm run build:cli

# Link for local testing
npm link

# Test locally
createjsstack create test-project --preset mern --yes

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'feat: add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• Website: createjsstack.dev
• Documentation: createjsstack.dev/docs
• GitHub: github.com/vipinyadav01/js-stack
• NPM: npmjs.com/package/@vipinyadav02/createjsstack

Built with ❤️ by Vipin Yadav

Website • Documentation • GitHub