CLI Reference

The create-express-forge command can be used with various flags to bypass the interactive prompts and speed up your workflow.

Usage

npx create-express-forge [project-name] [options]

Options

Flag	Description	Values
--help	Show help information	-
--version	Show current version	-
--pattern	Architecture pattern	modular, mvc
--orm	ORM to use	prisma, sequelize, none
--db	Database type	postgres, mysql, sqlite
--logger	Logging library	winston, pino
--test	Testing framework	vitest, jest
--docker	Include Docker setup	true, false
--install	Auto-install dependencies	true, false

Example

Scaffold a modular project with Prisma and Vitest:

npx create-express-forge my-api --pattern modular --orm prisma --test vitest --install true