npx create-shipfast

What it generates

Answer a few prompts and get a fully wired project:

• Frontend: Next.js (App Router, latest)
• Backend: NestJS with Fastify
• Database: PostgreSQL (Prisma) or MongoDB
• Auth: Ory Kratos or custom JWT scaffold
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions (test + deploy to AWS ECS)
• Infra: Docker Compose for local dev, ECS task definitions for production

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Usage

npx create-shipfast

Or install globally:

npm install -g create-shipfast
create-shipfast

Prompts

| Prompt | Options | |--------|---------| | Project name | lowercase, hyphens | | Frontend | Next.js (latest), React SPA, Remix, None | | Backend | NestJS, Express, Fastify, None | | Database | PostgreSQL, MongoDB, None | | Authentication | Ory Kratos, JWT, None | | AWS region | default: eu-west-2 |

Output structure

my-app/
├── frontend/          # Next.js app
├── backend/           # NestJS API
├── .github/workflows/ # CI + deploy pipelines
├── infra/             # Kratos config, ECS task definitions
├── docker-compose.yml
└── .env.example

Compatibility

macOS and Linux only. Windows is not supported.

License

MIT