LaunchStack CLI

Production-ready backend scaffolding and deployment toolkit for TypeScript developers.

LaunchStack CLI generates enterprise-grade Fastify APIs with authentication, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Swagger/OpenAPI, Docker, CI/CD, deployment presets, and opinionated project architecture in a single command.

npm install -g launchstack-cli

Features

• Fastify + TypeScript API starter
• Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL
• JWT Access & Refresh Token authentication
• Secure Refresh Token rotation and revocation
• bcrypt password hashing
• Zod request and response validation
• Swagger / OpenAPI documentation
• Layered architecture (Controllers, Services, Repositories & DTOs)
• Health and Readiness endpoints
• Docker and Docker Compose support
• GitHub Actions CI workflow
• Render, Railway and Fly.io deployment presets
• Vitest testing setup
• Environment configuration
• Production-ready project structure

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or newer
• PostgreSQL (or Docker Desktop)

Installation

Install LaunchStack globally:

npm install -g launchstack-cli

Verify the installation:

launchstack --help

Quick Start

Create a new backend API:

launchstack create my-api

Move into the project and install dependencies:

cd my-api
npm install

Start the local database:

npm run db:up

Create the initial database schema:

npm run prisma:migrate -- --name init

Start the development server:

npm run dev

Open the generated API:

| Endpoint | URL | |----------|-----| | Swagger UI | http://localhost:3000/docs | | Health | http://localhost:3000/health | | Readiness | http://localhost:3000/ready |

Generated Project Structure

my-api/
├── prisma/
├── src/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── core/
│   ├── lib/
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── modules/
│   │   ├── auth/
│   │   └── users/
│   ├── plugins/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── schemas/
│   └── types/
├── tests/
├── Dockerfile
├── docker-compose.yml
├── README.md
└── package.json

Generated Technology Stack

• Fastify
• TypeScript
• Prisma
• PostgreSQL
• JWT Authentication
• bcrypt
• Zod
• Swagger / OpenAPI
• Docker
• Docker Compose
• GitHub Actions
• Render
• Railway
• Fly.io
• Vitest

Core Commands

Create a new API

launchstack create my-api

Skip dependency installation:

launchstack create my-api --no-install

Inspect a generated project:

launchstack doctor --directory my-api

Generate a JSON health report:

launchstack doctor --directory my-api --json

Initialize LaunchStack configuration:

launchstack init --name my-app

Validate configuration:

launchstack validate

View project status:

launchstack status

Switch deployment environment:

launchstack env staging

Select a deployment provider:

launchstack provider render

Deploy:

launchstack deploy

View deployment history:

launchstack history

Find the latest rollback target:

launchstack rollback

Manage secrets:

launchstack secrets add API_KEY value
launchstack secrets list
launchstack secrets remove API_KEY

Generate Docker assets:

launchstack docker init

Generate GitHub Actions workflows:

launchstack github init

Generated Project Commands

Quality

npm run typecheck
npm test
npm run build
npm run check
npm run validation:check

Production

npm run docker:build
npm run docker:up
npm run docker:prod
npm run docker:down
npm run docker:logs
npm run prisma:deploy

Development

Install project dependencies:

npm install

Run the LaunchStack test suite:

npm run test:run

Build LaunchStack:

npm run build

Inspect the npm package:

npm pack --dry-run

Run the release quality gate:

npm run release:check

Roadmap

Upcoming improvements planned for future releases include:

• Additional backend templates
• Background job scaffolding
• Redis integration
• Queue workers
• WebSocket support
• Microservice templates
• OAuth providers
• Kubernetes deployment presets
• Additional cloud providers

Contributing

Issues, feature requests and pull requests are welcome.

If you'd like to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch.
3. Commit your changes.
4. Submit a pull request.

Author

Williams Ashibuogwu

• GitHub: https://github.com/wbizmo
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wbizmo
• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/launchstack-cli