create-better-t-stack/apps/cli

Create Better-T-Stack CLI

An interactive CLI tool to quickly scaffold full-stack TypeScript applications with React, Hono, and tRPC. The Better-T-Stack provides a modern, type-safe development experience with the best tools from the TypeScript ecosystem.

Quick Start

Run without installing globally:

npx create-better-t-stack@latest
# OR
bunx create-better-t-stack

Follow the prompts to configure your project.

Features

• Monorepo: Turborepo for optimized build system and workspace management
• Frontend: React, TanStack Router, TanStack Query, Tailwind CSS with shadcn/ui components
• Backend: Hono, tRPC
• Runtime Options: Choose between Bun or Node.js for your server
• Database Options: SQLite (via Turso), PostgreSQL, 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
• Code Quality: Biome for linting and formatting
• Git Hooks: Husky with lint-staged for pre-commit checks
• Examples: Todo app with full CRUD functionality
• 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
  --no-database         Skip database setup
  --sqlite              Use SQLite database
  --postgres            Use PostgreSQL database
  --auth                Include authentication
  --no-auth             Disable authentication
  --pwa                 Include Progressive Web App support
  --tauri               Include Tauri desktop app support
  --biome               Include Biome for linting and formatting
  --husky               Include Husky, lint-staged for Git hooks
  --no-addons           Skip all additional addons
  --examples <examples> Include specified examples
  --no-examples         Skip all examples
  --git                 Initialize a new git repo (default)
  --no-git              Skip git initialization
  --npm                 Use npm as package manager
  --pnpm                Use pnpm as package manager
  --bun                 Use bun as package manager
  --drizzle             Use Drizzle ORM
  --prisma              Use Prisma ORM
  --install             Install dependencies (default)
  --no-install          Skip installing dependencies
  --turso               Set up Turso for SQLite database (default with sqlite)
  --no-turso            Skip Turso setup for SQLite database
  --runtime <runtime>   Specify runtime (bun or node)
  -h, --help            Display help

Examples

Create a project with default configuration:

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

Create a project with specific options:

npx create-better-t-stack my-app --postgres --prisma --auth --pwa --biome

Create a project with Node.js runtime:

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

License

MIT

Created by Aman Varshney & Nitish Singh