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Create Stackbit App

Create a new project from a starter or example using the create-stackbit-app command.

Run npx create-stackbit-app in your terminal to create a new Stackbit application or add Stackbit into an existing site.

Usage

To create a new Stackbit project from a starter, run the following command:

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npx create-stackbit-app [dir]

To see a full list of options use the --help flag:

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> npx create-stackbit-app --help

Options:
      --version  Show version number                                   [boolean]
  -s, --starter  Choose a starter [choices: "nextjs", "ts-nextjs", "contentful"]
  -e, --example  Start from an example
  [choices: "algolia-search", "dynamic-app", "sb-countdown", "sb-typist", "tutor
                                                                ial-contentful"]
      --help     Show help                                             [boolean]

Setting Project Directory

Pass a directory name as the only argument when running the command. For example, if you wanted your directory to be name my-site, the command would look something like this:

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npx create-stackbit-app my-site

If no name is provided, the directory will be my-stackbit-site for starters or will match the name of the example if starting from an example. If the directory already exists, a timestamp value will be appended to the directory name to ensure uniqueness.

Options

starter

Use the --starter option for specifying a starter. Run the command with the --help flag to see a full list of available starters.

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npx create-stackbit-app --starter ts-nextjs

If no starter option is provided, the default starter is used.

example (experimental)

Use the --example option to start a project from an example. Run the command with the --help flag to see a full list of available starters.

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npx create-stackbit-app --example algolia-search

This will create a new project matching the name of the example, unless overridden (see below). See here for a full list of starters.

Note: This is an experimental feature. Please report issues.

Adding Stackbit to Existing Projects

The script detects when you may be working with an existing project (it looks for a package.json file in the working directory).

If in an existing project, the script asks if you'd like to add Stackbit to the project. Today, this only prints a resource URL. If you choose no, the command exits.