mern-init-cli

mern-init-cli is a CLI tool that helps you quickly set up a full-stack MERN project with both frontend and backend components. This tool streamlines the project initialization process by automatically generating boilerplate code, installing dependencies, and configuring essential files.

Features

• Interactive Setup: Answer a few simple prompts to generate your project.
• Frontend Setup:
  • Choose between React or Next.js.
  • Select your language: JavaScript (default) or TypeScript.
  • Option to integrate TailwindCSS.
  • Setup Clerk Authentication
  • Automatically installs dependencies and starts the development server.
• Backend Setup:
  • Generates a basic Express server.
  • Supports JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Creates essential files like index.js/index.ts, .env, and .gitignore.
  • Installs dependencies such as Express, dotenv, and nodemon.
• Git Initialization: Automatically initializes a git repository in your project folder.
• Simple & Elegant: Focused on ease-of-use without unnecessary complexity.

Installation

You can install mern-init-cli globally using npm:

1npm install -g mern-init-cli

or locally :

npm install mern-init-cli

After installing, you can run it directly with npx:

1npx mern-init-cli

The CLI will guide you through the following steps:

Project Setup

• Project Name: Enter your desired project name (e.g., my-app).

Frontend Setup:

• Choose whether to set up the frontend.

• Select your frontend framework (React or Next.js).

• Choose your preferred language (JavaScript or TypeScript).

• Pick a CSS option (TailwindCSS or Vanilla CSS).

• Choose whether you want Clerk Authentication or not

Backend Setup:

• Choose whether to set up the backend.

• Select your backend language (JavaScript or TypeScript).

The tool will then scaffold a basic Express server and set up environment configurations.

After the process completes, your project folder will have separate client and server directories with all necessary files. The CLI also automatically initializes a git repository.

Remember to replace the placeholders with your actual credentials in .env file in both server and client.

Feedback and Contributions

We welcome your feedback and contributions!

If you have any suggestions for improvements or encounter any issues, please submit an issue or pull request on our GitHub repository.

Links

• NPM Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mern-init-cli

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/Sujith-Srikar/mern-init-cli