Encore Templates
Templates to help you build backend applications with Encore.

Template types

This repo contains two types of templates:

• Starters: Runnable Encore applications for others to use as is, or take inspiration from.
• Bits: Re-usable code samples to solve common development patterns or integrate Encore applications with third-party APIs and services.

Prerequisite: Installing Encore

If this is the first time you're using Encore, you first need to install the CLI that runs the local development environment. Use the appropriate command for your system:

• macOS: brew install encoredev/tap/encore
• Linux: curl -L https://encore.dev/install.sh | bash
• Windows: iwr https://encore.dev/install.ps1 | iex

Starters

Name	Description	Primitives	Requirements
hello-world	REST API Starter	APIs	-
sql-database	PostgreSQL database Starter	APIs, SQL Database	Docker
slack-bot	Slack Bot Starter	APIs	Slack Workspace
trello-clone	Microservices Starter (Trello Clone)	Microservices, APIs, SQL Database	Docker
uptime	Event-Driven Architecture Starter (Uptime Monitor)	Microservices, SQL Databases, Pub/Sub, Cron Jobs	Docker
graphql	GraphQL Server Starter	APIs, SQL Database, GraphQL	Docker
url-shortener	Basic url shortener	APIs, SQL Database	Docker
sqlc-database	Simple sqlc implementation	APIs, SQL Database	sqlc, Docker
next-starter	Next.js + Encore Web App Starter	APIs, Auth, Frontend	Node.js
next-auth0-starter	Next.js + Auth0 + Encore Web App Starter	APIs, Auth, Frontend	Node.js
react-starter	React + Encore Web App Starter	APIs, Auth, Frontend	Node.js

Running Starters

Each sub-folder in this repo contains a runnable Starter application.

Use encore app create [app-name] --example=[folder-name] to create your own app based on the example.

For example, to create an app based on sql-database:

$ encore app create my-app --example=sql-database
Successfully created app my-app.
$ cd my-app
$ encore run
Running on http://localhost:4000
8:00AM INF registered endpoint endpoint=There service=hello

Bits

The bits sub-folder contains reusable code samples that can be copied directly into your own application.

Name	Description	Primitives	Requirements
elevenlabs	Getting text to speech from ElevenLabs generative voice AI	APIs, Secrets	ElevenLabs API key
pexels	Searching and retrieving photos and videos from Pexels	APIs, Secrets	Pexels API key

Contribute your templates

Contribute a template by submitting a Pull Request to the Open Source Examples Repo: https://github.com/encoredev/examples

Submitting Starters

Follow these steps to submit a Starter:

1. Fork the repo.
2. Create a new folder in the root directory of the repo, this is where you will place your template. Use a short folder name as your template will be installable via the CLI, like so: encore app create APP-NAME --example=<TEMPLATE_FOLDER_NAME>
3. Include a README.md with instructions for how to use the template. We recommend following this format.

Once your Pull Request has been approved, it may be featured on the Templates page on the Encore website.

Submitting Bits

Follow these steps to submit your Bits:

1. Fork the repo.
2. Create a new folder inside the bits folder in the repo and place your template inside it. Use a short folder name as your template will soon be installable via the CLI.
3. Include a README.md with instructions for how to use the template.

Once your Pull Request has been approved, it may be featured on the Templates page on the Encore website.

Dynamic Encore AppID

In most cases, you should avoid hardcoding an AppID in your template's source code. Instead, use the notation {{ENCORE_APP_ID}}.

When a developer creates an app using the template, {{ENCORE_APP_ID}} will be dymically replaced with their new and unique AppID, meaning they will not need to make any manual code adjustments.