Scaffold a production-ready full-stack app in seconds.
Next.js · NestJS · PostgreSQL · Ory Kratos · Docker · AWS ECS
_{More stacks on the way — help us build them}

Usage · What it generates · Prompts · Output structure

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npx create-shipfast

What it generates

Answer a few prompts and get a fully wired project:

• Frontend: Next.js (App Router, latest)
• Backend: NestJS with Fastify
• Database: PostgreSQL (Prisma) or MongoDB
• Auth: Ory Kratos or custom JWT scaffold
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions (test + deploy to AWS ECS)
• Infra: Docker Compose for local dev, ECS task definitions for production

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Usage

npx create-shipfast

Or install globally:

npm install -g create-shipfast
create-shipfast

Prompts

Prompt	Options
Project name	lowercase, hyphens
Frontend	Next.js (latest), React SPA, Remix, None
Backend	NestJS, Express, Fastify, None
Database	PostgreSQL, MongoDB, None
Authentication	Ory Kratos, JWT, None
AWS region	default: eu-west-2

Output structure

my-app/
├── frontend/          # Next.js app
├── backend/           # NestJS API
├── .github/workflows/ # CI + deploy pipelines
├── infra/             # Kratos config, ECS task definitions
├── docker-compose.yml
└── .env.example

Compatibility

macOS and Linux only. Windows is not supported.

License

MIT