create-absolutejs

A CLI tool to scaffold new AbsoluteJS projects quickly and effortlessly.

Usage

Scaffold a new project called <project-name>:

bun create absolutejs my-app

Alternatively, using npm, Yarn, or pnpm:

npm create absolutejs my-app
yarn create absolutejs my-app
pnpm create absolutejs my-app

By default, the CLI will interactively prompt you for any missing configuration values. You can also supply flags to skip those prompts:

• To skip all optional prompts and use none for every optional configuration:

  bun create absolutejs my-app --skip

• To skip one optional prompt without providing a real value, pass none to that flag:

  bun create absolutejs my-app --auth none --engine none

Options

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

Arguments

• project-name
  Name of the application to create. If omitted, you'll be prompted to enter one.

Options

• --help, -h
  Show the help message and exit.
• --debug, -d
  Display a summary of the project configuration after creation.
• --angular <name>
  Directory name for an Angular frontend.
• --assets <name>
  Directory name for your static assets.
• --auth <provider|none>
  Preconfigured auth plugin or none to skip auth setup.
• --build <dir>
  Output directory for build artifacts.
• --database <name>
  Directory name for your database files.
• --directory <default|custom>
  Directory-naming strategy: default or custom.
• --engine <engine|none>
  Database engine (postgresql | mysql | sqlite | mongodb | redis | singlestore | cockroachdb | mssql) or none.
• --frontend <framework>
  Frontend framework(s) to include: one or more of react, svelte, html, htmx, vue, angular.
• --git
  Initialize a Git repository.
• --host <provider|none>
  Database host provider (neon | planetscale | supabase | turso | vercel | upstash | atlas) or none.
• --html <name>
  Directory name for an HTML frontend.
• --htmx <name>
  Directory name for an HTMX frontend.
• --lang <ts|js>
  Language: ts or js.
• --lts
  Use the latest published versions of required packages.
• --npm
  Use the package manager that invoked this command to install dependencies.
• --orm <drizzle|prisma|none>
  ORM to configure: drizzle, prisma, or none.
• --plugin <plugin>
  Elysia plugin(s) to include (can be specified multiple times), or none to skip plugins.
• --quality <eslint+prettier|biome>
  Code quality tool: eslint+prettier or biome.
• --react <name>
  Directory name for a React frontend.
• --script <ts|js|none>
  HTML scripting option: ts, js, or none.
• --skip
  Skip all non-required prompts and use none for every optional configuration.
• --svelte <name>
  Directory name for a Svelte frontend.
• --tailwind
  Include Tailwind CSS setup.
• --tailwind-input <path>
  Path to your Tailwind CSS entry file.
• --tailwind-output <path>
  Path for the generated Tailwind CSS bundle.
• --vue <name>
  Directory name for a Vue frontend.

Directory Configuration

Choose between the default layout (pre-configured folder names) or custom, which prompts you to specify each directory name yourself:

bun create absolutejs my-app --directory custom

Debug & LTS Flags

• --debug, -d
  After scaffolding, prints a detailed summary of your configuration (language, frontends, directories, etc.).
• --lts
  Instructs the CLI to fetch and pin the latest published versions of your dependencies instead of its default pinned versions.

Getting Started

Once the scaffold completes, you’re ready to go:

cd my-app
# (If you skipped automated install)
bun install
# Then start the dev server
bun run dev

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to improve the CLI.

License

Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.