bun-create

Scaffold new projects from templates

TLDR

Create project from template

$ bun create [template] [project-name]

Create Hono project

$ bun create hono@latest [my-app]

Create Elysia project

$ bun create elysia [my-app]

Create from GitHub template

$ bun create [github-user/repo] [project-name]

Create from local template

$ bun create [./path/to/template] [project-name]

SYNOPSIS

bun create template [destination]

bun create scaffolds new projects from templates. It supports templates from npm, GitHub repositories, and local directories. After cloning, it automatically installs dependencies and initializes the project.For basic project initialization without templates, use bun init instead.

PARAMETERS

template

Template source: npm package, GitHub repo (user/repo), or local path

destination

Project directory name (defaults to template name)

TEMPLATES

From npm

bun create hono@latest my-app

From GitHub

bun create user/repo my-project

From local directory

bun create ./my-template new-project

RELATED COMMANDS

bun init

Initialize blank project in current directory

bun init --react

Scaffold React project

bun init --react=tailwind

Scaffold React with Tailwind CSS

bun init --react=shadcn

Scaffold React with shadcn/ui

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S bun

brew install bun

nix profile install nixpkgs#bun

CAVEATS

Template availability depends on the source. GitHub templates require network access. Some templates may have additional setup steps documented in their README.

RESOURCES

Source code · Homepage · Documentation