create-mern-pro 🚀

A fast, interactive, production-ready CLI tool to instantly scaffold a modern MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack application. Stop wasting time configuring Webpack, setting up Express routes, or wiring up Redux. Run one command and get straight to building your application.

Features ✨

• ⚡️ Frontend: React powered by Vite + Tailwind CSS
• 🖥️ Backend: Express API + MongoDB (Mongoose)
• 🔒 Authentication (Optional): Pre-built JWT Login & Registration boilerplate
• 📦 State Management (Optional): Choose between Redux Toolkit, Zustand, or simple Context API
• 🛠️ TypeScript Support: Choose between JavaScript or strictly-typed TypeScript
• 🧹 Code Quality: Optional ESLint and Prettier setup
• 📂 Monorepo Structure: Clean separation of /client and /server with concurrent running

Usage 🛠️

You don't need to install this globally. Just use npx:

npx create-mern-pro my-app

Replace my-app with your desired project name.

Interactive Setup

The CLI will ask you a few simple questions to customize your stack:

1. Use TypeScript? (Yes / No)
2. MongoDB Setup: Local (mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017) or Atlas connection string.
3. Include JWT Auth? (Yes / No) - Generates robust login/register routes, controllers, and UI.
4. State Management: None (Context), Redux Toolkit, or Zustand.
5. Add Linting? (Yes / No) - Configures ESLint + Prettier.
6. Package Manager: npm, yarn, or pnpm.

Running Your App 🏁

Once generated, navigate into your project:

cd my-app

Then, you can run the entire full-stack application (frontend + backend) simultaneously with one command:

npm run dev

• This automatically spins up the Express server (usually on http://localhost:5000)
• This automatically spins up the Vite frontend (usually on http://localhost:5173)

Directory Structure 📁

my-app/
├── client/          # Vite React App
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── App.jsx
│   │   └── main.jsx
│   ├── package.json
│   └── vite.config.js
├── server/          # Express API
│   ├── config/      # DB connection
│   ├── controllers/ # Route logic
│   ├── models/      # Mongoose schemas
│   ├── routes/      # Express routes
│   ├── index.js     # Entry point
│   ├── package.json
│   └── .env         # Environment variables
└── package.json     # Root workspace configuration

License 📜

MIT License