A project scaffolding CLI for the Nova web framework. Run a single command and get a fully structured Nova project.
nova/create generates a Nova project boilerplate tailored to your choice of Luau runtime. It supports all three major standalone Luau runtimes:
- Lune
- Zune
- Lute
Each generated project also ships with a Dockerfile, so your Nova app can be hosted on any Docker-compatible platform such as Render, regardless of the underlying Luau runtime.
Run the following command using pesde's executor:
# Scaffold into the current directory
pesde x nova/create -- .
# or
# Scaffold into a new named directory
pesde x nova/create -- <project-name>pesde x nova/create -- .
# or
pesde x nova/create -- my-nova-app| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
. |
Generate the project inside the current working directory |
<project-name> |
Generate the project inside a new directory with that name |
Once executed, the CLI will guide you through two prompts:
- Project name — must follow pesde's package naming format:
scope/name(e.g.myorg/my_project). Names are automatically normalized to lowercase with hyphens converted to underscores. - Runtime — choose between Zune, Lune, or Lute.
After scaffolding, run the following to get started:
# If you scaffolded into a new directory
cd <project-name>
pesde install
lune run start
# or
lute run start
# or
zune run start