make frontend optional

.changeset/poor-turkeys-repeat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+make frontend optional

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 	"bin": {
 		"create-better-t-stack": "dist/index.js"
 	},
-	"files": [
-		"template",
-		"dist"
-	],
+	"files": ["template", "dist"],
 	"keywords": [
 		"better-t-stack",
 		"typescript",

apps/cli/src/helpers/auth-setup.ts

@@ -29,28 +29,27 @@ export async function setupAuth(
 	const nativeDir = path.join(projectDir, "apps/native");
 
 	try {
+		addPackageDependency({
+			dependencies: ["better-auth"],
+			projectDir: serverDir,
+		});
 		if (
 			frontends.includes("react-router") ||
 			frontends.includes("tanstack-router") ||
 			frontends.includes("tanstack-start")
 		) {
-			addPackageDependency({
-				dependencies: ["better-auth"],
-				projectDir: serverDir,
-			});
 			addPackageDependency({
 				dependencies: ["better-auth"],
 				projectDir: clientDir,
 			});
 		}
-
 		if (frontends.includes("native")) {
 			addPackageDependency({
 				dependencies: ["better-auth", "@better-auth/expo"],
 				projectDir: nativeDir,
 			});
 			addPackageDependency({
-				dependencies: ["better-auth", "@better-auth/expo"],
+				dependencies: ["@better-auth/expo"],
 				projectDir: serverDir,
 			});
 		}

apps/cli/src/prompts/frontend-option.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export async function getFrontendChoice(
 				hint: "Create a React Native/Expo app",
 			},
 		],
+		required: false,
 		initialValues: DEFAULT_CONFIG.frontend.some(
 			(f) =>
 				f === "tanstack-router" ||

bun.lock

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "apps/cli": {
       "name": "create-better-t-stack",
-      "version": "1.7.1",
+      "version": "1.8.0",
       "bin": {
         "create-better-t-stack": "dist/index.js",
       },