☄️ create-discolite

Discord.js v14 framework generator — interactive CLI, zero config, production-ready bots.

github.com/amish-go/discolite

Usage

npm create-discolite@latest
# or
npx create-discolite@latest

What You Get

A fully working Discord bot, configured for your choices, with zero manual setup beyond filling config.json.

Features

• 🎨 Interactive CLI — arrow-key select menus, spinners, color boxes
• ⚡ Hot reload — edit commands/events, changes apply instantly without restart
• 🔄 Auto command sync — slash commands update automatically
• 🔒 Admin system — restrict commands to configured user IDs
• 💬 Slash + Prefix — support both command types independently
• 🗄️ Database adapters — SQLite, MongoDB, Firebase, Supabase
• ☄️ Status branding — ☄️ Powered by DiscoLite!
• 🛡️ Graceful errors — missing config values print clearly, bot keeps running
• 📋 discolite.json — controls intents, branding, startup behavior

CLI Questions

| Step | Question | Options | |------|----------|---------| | 1 | Bot name | any string | | 2 | Project folder | blank = current dir | | 3 | Database | None / SQLite / MongoDB / Firebase / Supabase | | 4 | Command types | slash / prefix / both | | 4b | Prefix character | e.g. ! ? >> | | 5 | Admin system | yes/no + number of admins | | 6 | .gitignore + Git | yes/no each | | 7 | Install deps | yes/no |

After Generation

1. Edit config.json:

   {
     "bot": {
       "token": "your_bot_token",
       "clientId": "your_client_id"
     }
   }

2. Run:

   npm start

Generated Structure

my-bot/
├── src/
│   ├── commands/ping.js         ← /ping + !ping command
│   ├── events/
│   │   ├── interactionCreate.js
│   │   └── messageCreate.js     ← if prefix enabled
│   ├── handlers/
│   │   ├── commandHandler.js
│   │   ├── eventHandler.js
│   │   ├── deployCommands.js
│   │   └── hotReload.js
│   ├── database/                ← only selected DB
│   └── utils/logger.js          ← console output & status logs
├── config.json                  ← ✏️ fill in tokens + API keys
├── discolite.json               ← framework settings & intents
├── package.json
└── README.md

License

MIT