create-temp-ks

A scaffold CLI that generates a Bun + Express + TypeScript backend, with optional Redis, S3, Socket.io, and your choice of ORM (Mongoose, Prisma, or none).

Quick start

bunx create-temp-ks
# or
npx create-temp-ks

Answer the prompts and a new project will be created in a folder named after your app.

cd my-app
bun install   # skipped if you answered yes during scaffolding
bun run dev

Features

• ✅ Project-name prompt with validation
• 📦 Pre-configured Bun + Express + TypeScript
• 🧠 Optional Redis (Bun's built-in client)
• 🧠 Optional S3 (Bun's built-in client)
• 🧠 Optional Socket.io integration
• 🗃️ Choose ORM: Mongoose, Prisma, or none
• ⚙️ .env and package.json are configured based on your selections
• 🧹 Unused features are stripped from the generated project

Usage

create-temp-ks            # interactive scaffold
create-temp-ks --help     # print usage
create-temp-ks --version  # print version

Prompts

| Prompt | Type | Default | | --- | --- | --- | | App name | text | my-app | | Use Redis? | confirm | yes | | Use S3? | confirm | yes | | Use Socket.io? | confirm | yes | | ORM | select (Mongoose / Prisma / None) | Mongoose | | Run install? | confirm | yes |

What gets generated

my-app/
├── .env                 # env file populated based on your selections
├── Dockerfile
├── Jenkinsfile
├── eslint.config.js
├── loadEnv.ts           # vault loader (optional)
├── loadToken.sh
├── package.json         # name, deps adjusted based on selections
├── tsconfig.json
└── src/
    ├── index.ts         # entry point, bootstraps middleware + routes
    ├── server.ts        # socket.io server (only if enabled)
    ├── config/
    ├── controllers/
    ├── databases/       # mongo.ts and/or prisma.ts based on ORM
    ├── middleware/
    ├── models/          # mongo and/or prisma based on ORM
    ├── routers/
    ├── services/        # redis and/or s3 folders based on selections
    ├── systems/
    └── utility/

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

bun install
bun run start   # runs src/index.ts directly
bun run build   # builds dist/index.js

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

License

MIT © KhunEss