TryAppStack

Production-Ready Backend CLI for Node.js

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TryAppStack CLI is a developer tool that helps you quickly create production-ready applications using modern boilerplates.

Instead of manually setting up folder structures, dependencies, and architecture, TryAppStack generates a complete project in seconds. Learn more →

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g tryappstack

Or run with npx:

npx tryappstack init

Usage

Create a new project:

tas init

Show CLI version:

tas --version

Show help:

tas --help

You will see an interactive menu to choose your project stack. Only Node API (MongoDB + JS) is available today; other stacks are marked Coming Soon.

After you select a stack and answer a few questions (project name, port, database URL, etc.), TryAppStack will create the project folder and install dependencies.

CLI Commands

Command	Alias	Description
tas init	i	Scaffold a new project from a stack template
tas setup-env	env	Set up environment variables in config.env
tas add-var-env <name>	addenv	Add a new env variable to config
tas add-controller <name>	c	Create a new controller
tas add-model <name>	m	Create a new Mongoose model
tas add-router <name>	r	Create a new Express router
tas add-module <name>	mod	Create controller + model + router
tas add-middleware <name>	mid	Create a new middleware
tas add-service <name>	s	Create a new service
tas add-utils <name>	u	Create a new utility module
tas add-templates <name>	tpl	Create a new HTML template

The add-* commands are meant to be run inside a project that was created with tas init.

Available Templates

• Node API (MongoDB + JS) — Express + Mongoose + JWT + Swagger. Ready to use.
• Node API (MongoDB + TypeScript) — Coming Soon
• Node API (TypeORM + PostgreSQL) — Coming Soon
• Node API (TypeORM + MySQL) — Coming Soon
• React App — Coming Soon
• Electron App — Coming Soon

Contribution

We welcome contributions. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for:

• How to contribute
• How to add a new template
• How to improve CLI commands

Future Roadmap

• TypeScript backend templates
• Next.js fullstack templates
• Docker-ready boilerplates
• Authentication modules
• Redis integration
• Microservice templates
• CI/CD starter templates

License

MIT. See LICENSE for details.