Base44 CLI

Command-line interface for building applications with Base44's backend service.

Base44's backend service provides a managed backend for your applications, including data storage with entities, serverless functions, authentication, and hosting. The CLI lets you:

• Create projects from templates.
• Sync resources defined in local code with your Base44 backend.
• Deploy sites to Base44's hosting platform.

To get started, see the full list of commands below or check out the documentation.

Installation

npm install -g base44

Or run commands directly with npx:

npx base44 <command>

Requires Node.js 20.19.0 or higher.

Quick start

# Authenticate
base44 login

# Create a project
base44 create

The CLI will guide you through project setup. For step-by-step tutorials, see the quickstart guides:

• Backend only — for headless apps or custom frontends
• React — full-stack with Vite + React

Commands

| Command | Description | | ------- | ----------- | | create | Create a new Base44 project from a template | | deploy | Deploy resources and site to Base44 | | link | Link a local project to a project on Base44 | | dashboard | Open the app dashboard in your browser | | login | Authenticate with Base44 | | logout | Sign out and clear stored credentials | | whoami | Display the current authenticated user | | entities push | Push local entity schemas to Base44 | | functions deploy | Deploy local functions to Base44 | | site deploy | Deploy built site files to Base44 hosting |

AI agent skills

When creating a project, base44/skills are automatically installed. These help AI agents understand how to work with Base44 projects.

If you need to install skills manually, use the following command:

npx add-skill base44/skills

Help

base44 --help
base44 <command> --help

Version

base44 --version

Alpha

The CLI and Base44 backend service are currently in alpha. We're actively improving them based on user feedback. Share your thoughts and feature requests on our GitHub Discussions.

Found a bug? Open an issue.

License

ISC