create-van-app

Scaffolding Your First Van Project

Compatibility Note: Create Van App requires Node.js version 20.19+, 22.12+. However, some templates require a higher Node.js version to work, please upgrade if your package manager warns about it.

With NPM:

npm create van-app@latest

With Yarn:

yarn create van-app

With PNPM:

pnpm create van-app

With Bun:

bun create van-app

With Deno:

deno init --npm van-app

Then follow the prompts!

You can also directly specify the project name and the template you want to use via additional command line options. For example, to scaffold a VanJS + Tailwind project, run:

# npm 7+, extra double-dash is needed:
npm create van-app@latest my-van-app -- --template vanjs-ts-tailwind

# yarn
yarn create van-app my-van-app --template vanjs-ts-tailwind

# pnpm
pnpm create van-app my-van-app --template vanjs-ts-tailwind

# Bun
bun create van-app my-van-app --template vanjs-ts-tailwind

# Deno
deno init --npm van-app my-van-app --template vanjs-ts-tailwind

Currently supported template presets include:

• vanjs-ts + tailwind ← default
• vanjs-ts + css
• vanjs + tailwind
• vanjs + css

You can use . for the project name to scaffold in the current directory.