Create Steedos App
The easiest way to get started with Steedos Platform is by using create-steedos-app
. This CLI tool enables you to quickly start building a new steedos application, with everything set up for you. You can create a new app using the default steedos template, or by using one of the official Steedos examples. To get started, use the following command:
npx create-steedos-app@latest
yarn create steedos-app
pnpm create steedos-app
To create a new app in a specific folder, you can send a name as an argument. For example, the following command will create a new Steedos app called contract-app
in a folder with the same name:
npx create-steedos-app@latest contract-app
yarn create steedos-app contract-app
pnpm create steedos-app contract-app
Options
create-steedos-app
comes with the following options:
- -e, --example [name]|[github-url] - An example to bootstrap the app with. You can use an example name from the Steedos Platform repo or a GitHub URL. The URL can use any branch and/or subdirectory.
- --example-path <path-to-example> - In a rare case, your GitHub URL might contain a branch name with a slash (e.g. bug/fix-1) and the path to the example (e.g. foo/bar). In this case, you must specify the path to the example separately:
--example-path foo/bar
- --use-npm - Explicitly tell the CLI to bootstrap the app using npm. To bootstrap using yarn we recommend to run
yarn create steedos-app
- --use-pnpm - Explicitly tell the CLI to bootstrap the app using pnpm. To bootstrap using pnpm we recommend running
pnpm create steedos-app
Why use Create Steedos App?
create-steedos-app
allows you to create a new Steedos Platform app within seconds. It is officially maintained by the creators of Steedos Platform, and includes a number of benefits:
- Interactive Experience: Running
npx create-steedos-app
(with no arguments) launches an interactive experience that guides you through setting up a project. - Zero Dependencies: Initializing a project is as quick as one second. Create Steedos App has zero dependencies.
- Offline Support: Create Steedos App will automatically detect if you're offline and bootstrap your project using your local package cache.
- Support for Examples: Create Steedos App can bootstrap your application using an example from the Steedos Platform examples collection (e.g.
npx create-steedos-app --example api-routes
). - Tested: The package is part of the Steedos Platform monorepo and tested using the same integration test suite as Steedos Platform itself, ensuring it works as expected with every release.