🚀 create-rn

A modern, interactive CLI to create React Native projects easily — without remembering long commands.

Built with ❤️ in India 🇮🇳
GitHub: https://github.com/getsettalk

🎯 Features

• ✅ Short & memorable command
• 🎨 Beautiful terminal UI
• 📦 Optional project name (prompt if missing)
• 🔢 Choose React Native version (latest / older / custom)
• 🧠 Proper validation (project name & version)
• 🛑 Graceful cancel (Ctrl + C)
• 💻 Works on macOS, Windows & Linux
• ⚡ Always uses official React Native Community CLI

📦 Usage

Create a project (interactive)

npx  create-rn

Create a project with name

npx  create-rn MyApp

You will be prompted to:

1. Enter project name (if not provided)
2. Select React Native version
3. Confirm project creation

🔢 React Native Version Options

• latest (0.83.1)
• Older stable versions
• Custom version (manual input, e.g. 0.81.4)

This avoids npm dependency conflicts and follows official best practices.

⚠️ Before You Run create-rn (IMPORTANT)

Make sure your system is properly set up for React Native development.

✅ Required

• Node.js ≥ 18
• npm (comes with Node)

Check versions:

node -v
npm -v

🤖 Android Setup (Required for Android)

Install:

• Android Studio
• Android SDK
• Emulator or physical device

Follow official guide: 👉 https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup

Make sure:

• ANDROID_HOME is set
• Emulator runs successfully

🍎 iOS Setup (macOS only)

Install:

• Xcode
• Xcode Command Line Tools

xcode-select --install

Also install CocoaPods:

sudo gem install cocoapods

🛑 Cancel Anytime

You can safely cancel the process using:

Ctrl + C

create-rn exits gracefully without errors.

🧠 How It Works

• Uses React Native Community CLI
• No dependency hacks
• No global installs required
• Always compatible with official RN releases

📌 Best Practice

Always run via:

npx  create-rn

This ensures you always use the latest published version of the CLI.

Screenshot

🧪 Example Flow

✔ Project name: MyApp
✔ Select React Native version: latest (0.83.1)
✔ Create React Native project "MyApp"? Yes

🛠 Troubleshooting

❓ npm dependency errors?

You are safe — create-rn uses the official CLI method which avoids common npm peer dependency conflicts.

✨ Why create-rn?

Creating a React Native project usually requires remembering long commands like:

npx @react-native-community/cli@latest init MyApp

or for older versions:

npx @react-native-community/[email protected] init MyApp --version 0.83.1

create-rn simplifies all of this into one clean command with an interactive experience.

📄 License

MIT © getsettalk

🌟 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! If you have ideas or improvements, feel free to open an issue.

❤️ Support

If this project helped you:

• ⭐ Star the repo
• 🐦 Share with other React Native devs

Happy coding 🚀