Quick Start

npx create-stackform@latest my-project

That's it. Pick a template, and you'll have a production-ready project configured for AWS deployment.

Works with every package manager:

npx  create-stackform@latest my-project    # npm (recommended)
yarn create stackform my-project            # yarn
pnpm create stackform my-project            # pnpm
bun  create stackform my-project            # bun

Templates

Next.js

Full-stack web application with App Router, Tailwind CSS, and standalone output — ready for serverless deployment.

npx create-stackform@latest my-app --template nextjs

my-app/
├── src/app/           # App Router pages & API routes
├── public/            # Static assets
├── stackform.json     # Deployment config
├── next.config.ts     # standalone output enabled
└── package.json

CDK (TypeScript)

AWS infrastructure as code with a ready-to-deploy stack.

npx create-stackform@latest my-infra --template cdk

my-infra/
├── bin/app.ts         # CDK app entry point
├── lib/app-stack.ts   # Your infrastructure
├── stackform.json     # Deployment config
├── cdk.json
└── package.json

Docker

Containerized application with a production-optimized multi-stage Dockerfile, health checks, and ECS Fargate compatibility.

npx create-stackform@latest my-service --template docker

my-service/
├── src/index.ts       # Fastify server
├── Dockerfile         # Multi-stage, production-ready
├── docker-compose.yml # Local development
├── stackform.json     # Deployment config
└── package.json

Terraform

HashiCorp Terraform with AWS provider pre-configured and best-practice file structure.

npx create-stackform@latest my-infra --template terraform

my-infra/
├── main.tf            # Resources
├── variables.tf       # Input variables
├── outputs.tf         # Outputs
├── providers.tf       # AWS provider config
└── stackform.json     # Deployment config

Examples

Ready-to-use example projects are available in the examples/ directory:

| Example | Description | |---------|-------------| | examples/nextjs | Next.js 16 with App Router & Tailwind CSS | | examples/cdk | AWS CDK TypeScript stack | | examples/docker | Containerized Fastify service | | examples/terraform | Terraform AWS infrastructure |

Each example was generated with create-stackform and is ready to deploy as-is.

Options

Usage: create-stackform [options] [project-name]

Arguments:
  project-name                 Name of the project to create

Options:
  -V, --version                Print version
  -t, --template <type>        Project template (nextjs, cdk, docker, terraform)
  --no-typescript              Scaffold without TypeScript
  --no-git                     Skip git repository initialization
  --no-install                 Skip dependency installation
  --package-manager <pm>       Package manager (npm, yarn, pnpm, bun)
  -h, --help                   Show help

Non-Interactive (CI/Scripting)

npx create-stackform@latest my-project \
  --template nextjs \
  --no-git \
  --no-install

stackform.json

Every project includes a stackform.json that tells Stackform how to build and deploy:

{
  "name": "my-project",
  "type": "nextjs",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "deploy": {
    "buildCommand": "npm run build",
    "outputDir": ".next"
  }
}

Zero-config deployments — connect your repo and click deploy.

Deploy to AWS

Your infrastructure is live. Stackform handles provisioning, builds, and deployments so you can focus on code.

Get started →

Development

git clone https://github.com/stackform-io/create-stackform.git
cd create-stackform
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js my-test-project

License

Copyright © 2025 Stackform, Inc.

This project is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1).

• Allowed: Use, copy, modify, and redistribute for any purpose — personal projects, commercial applications, internal tooling.
• Not allowed: Using this software to offer a commercial hosted deployment platform that competes with Stackform.
• Change date: Four years after each release, the code automatically converts to the Apache 2.0 license.

See the LICENSE file for the full text.