Backpine CLI

A powerful CLI tool for creating projects from curated templates. Get started quickly with modern, production-ready project templates.

Installation

npm install -g backpine-cli

Usage

Create a new project

# Interactive mode - CLI will prompt you for project name and template
backpine create

# Specify project name
backpine create my-awesome-app

# Specify both project name and template
backpine create my-saas-app --template saas-kit

List available templates

backpine list

Get help

backpine --help
backpine create --help

Available Templates

• saas-kit - A complete SaaS starter kit with authentication, billing, and more

Features

• 🚀 Fast setup - Get a new project running in seconds
• 🎯 Curated templates - Production-ready templates with best practices
• 🔧 Smart initialization - Automatically sets up git repository and updates package.json
• 💡 Interactive prompts - User-friendly CLI with helpful prompts
• 🎨 Beautiful output - Colored terminal output with progress indicators

What it does

1. Clones the selected template repository
2. Removes git history from the template
3. Updates project name in package.json
4. Initializes a fresh git repository
5. Creates initial commit

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/backpine/backpine-cli.git
cd backpine-cli

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Test locally
node bin/backpine.js --help

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT