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create-medusa-app
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create-medusa-app
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An open source composable commerce engine built for developers.
Overview
Using this NPX command, you can setup a Medusa backend and admin along with a PostgreSQL database in simple steps.
Usage
Run the following command in your terminal:
npx create-medusa-app@latest
Then, answer the prompted questions to setup your PostgreSQL database and Medusa project. Once the setup is done, the Medusa admin dashboard will open in your default browser.
Options
| Option | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
--repo-url <url> | Create Medusa project from a different repository URL | https://github.com/medusajs/medusa-starter-default |
--seed | Using this option seeds the database with demo data | false |
FAQs
Create a Medusa project using a single command.
The npm package create-medusa-app receives a total of 9,851 weekly downloads. As such, create-medusa-app popularity was classified as popular.
We found that create-medusa-app demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 18 Sep 2025
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