glim-nextjs

Beautiful Next.js blog in 30 seconds. Zero config, just works.

Quick Start

# Create Next.js app + Blog in one go
npx create-next-app@latest my-blog --ts --app --tailwind --use-npm
cd my-blog
npx glim-nextjs init --yes
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000 - Your blog is ready at /blog! 🎉

What You Get

• ✅ Working blog with 10 AI-themed sample posts
• 🌙 Dark mode that actually remembers your preference
• 🎨 Beautiful UI with gradients and animations
• 📱 Responsive design that looks great everywhere
• 🚀 Fast - Static generation with ISR
• 🔍 SEO optimized out of the box
• 📝 TypeScript for type safety
• 🎯 Zero config - everything just works

Commands

# Check your setup
npx glim-nextjs doctor

# Initialize blog
npx glim-nextjs init

# Skip all prompts
npx glim-nextjs init --yes

# Use custom path
npx glim-nextjs init --path blog

# Force overwrite
npx glim-nextjs init --force

Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | -y, --yes | Skip prompts | | -f, --force | Overwrite files | | --src-dir | Auto-detect src | | --path <dir> | Blog directory |

Troubleshooting

# Check what's wrong
npx glim-nextjs doctor

# Missing Tailwind?
npm i -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p

# Missing Zustand?
npm i zustand

Why glim-nextjs?

• Zero friction - One command, working blog
• Production ready - Not a toy, real quality
• Modern stack - Next.js 14+, App Router, TypeScript
• Extensible - Easy to customize and extend
• No lock-in - Standard Next.js structure

Coming Soon

• 📝 MDX support
• 🔍 Search
• 📡 RSS feeds
• 🏷️ Tags & categories
• 📊 Analytics

License

MIT © Glim Team