Create Backpack App

Prerequisites

• You need to have Node.js 24+ and npm installed. This repo is pinned to 24.15.0 in .nvmrc; run nvm use from the repo root if you use nvm.
• You need to have access to the template used in this cli.
  • https://github.com/ef-global/storyblok-nextjs-backpack-boilerplate
• You need to have GH_PACKAGES_TOKEN setup in your environment variables. (https://vimeo.com/777149667)

Run the following command to create a new app with Backpack Design System:

npm create backpack-app

The CLI currently supports the Storyblok NextJS Backpack template only.

For non-interactive usage, --templateUrl accepts either storyblok or the full Storyblok template git URL:

npm create backpack-app my-app -- --templateUrl storyblok

Releases

This package is published publicly to npm as create-backpack-app.

Releases are managed by Changesets and GitHub Actions:

1. Add a changeset with npm run changeset for every releasable change.
2. Merge the change to master.
3. GitHub Actions creates or updates the Version Packages PR.
4. Merge the Version Packages PR.
5. GitHub Actions publishes the package to npm.

The GitHub repository must have an NPM_TOKEN Actions secret with permission to publish create-backpack-app to npm.