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Create Better-T-Stack CLI

A modern CLI tool for scaffolding end-to-end type-safe TypeScript projects with best practices and customizable configurations

Quick Start

Run without installing globally:

# Using npm
npx create-better-t-stack@latest

# Using bun
bun create better-t-stack@latest

# Using pnpm
pnpm create better-t-stack@latest

Follow the prompts to configure your project or use the --yes flag for defaults.

Features

Monorepo: Turborepo for optimized build system and workspace management
Frontend: React, TanStack Router, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS with shadcn/ui components
Native Apps: Create React Native apps with Expo for iOS and Android
Backend Frameworks: Choose between Hono, Express, or Elysia
API Layer: End-to-end type safety with tRPC
Runtime Options: Choose between Bun or Node.js for your server
Database Options: SQLite (via Turso), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or no database
ORM Selection: Choose between Drizzle ORM or Prisma
Authentication: Optional auth setup with Better-Auth
Progressive Web App: Add PWA support with service workers and installable apps
Desktop Apps: Build native desktop apps with Tauri integration
Documentation: Add an Astro Starlight documentation site to your project
Code Quality: Biome for linting and formatting
Git Hooks: Husky with lint-staged for pre-commit checks
Examples: Todo app with full CRUD functionality, AI Chat using AI SDK
Developer Experience: Git initialization, various package manager support (npm, pnpm, bun)

Usage

Usage: create-better-t-stack [project-directory] [options]

Options:
  -V, --version                   Output the version number
  -y, --yes                       Use default configuration
  --database <type>               Database type (none, sqlite, postgres, mysql, mongodb)
  --orm <type>                    ORM type (none, drizzle, prisma)
  --auth                          Include authentication
  --no-auth                       Exclude authentication
  --frontend <types...>           Frontend types (tanstack-router, react-router, tanstack-start, native, none)
  --addons <types...>             Additional addons (pwa, tauri, starlight, biome, husky, none)
  --examples <types...>           Examples to include (todo, ai, none)
  --git                           Initialize git repository
  --no-git                        Skip git initialization
  --package-manager <pm>          Package manager (npm, pnpm, bun)
  --install                       Install dependencies
  --no-install                    Skip installing dependencies
  --db-setup <setup>              Database setup (turso, prisma-postgres, mongodb-atlas, none)
  --backend <framework>           Backend framework (hono, express, elysia)
  --runtime <runtime>             Runtime (bun, node)
  -h, --help                      Display help

Examples

Create a project with default configuration:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --yes

Create a project with specific options:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --database postgres --orm drizzle --auth --addons pwa biome

Create a project with Elysia and Node.js runtime:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --backend elysia --runtime node

Create a project with specific frontend options:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --frontend tanstack-router native

Create a project with examples:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --examples todo ai

Create a project with Turso database setup:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --db-setup turso

Create a project with documentation site:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --addons starlight