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Create Solana Dapp

Create Solana Dapp is a command-line tool that initializes Solana application projects from predefined templates, including official and external template repositories.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when beginning a Solana application from a template rather than creating the initial project structure manually.

Who it is for

  • Developers starting a Solana dApp from an existing template.
  • Teams or template authors who want to distribute reusable project starters.

Documented uses

  • Generate a starter project from an official template.
  • Create a project from an external template repository.
  • Configure template initialization instructions, replacements, version checks and options.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The documented CLI invocation methods are npm, pnpm, bun and yarn. The project repository specifies an MIT license.

  • The selected template determines the generated project and its further setup steps.
  • External templates are supported through the --template or -t flag.
  • Template-defined scripts run before dependency installation and must not prompt interactively.
  • A template script returning a non-zero exit aborts generation and removes the target directory.
  • The documented yarn command supports only the latest tag.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Generate a project from an external template

Initialize a project using a template repository supported by the CLI.

Before you start

  • A command-line environment with npm, pnpm or yarn.
  • A template repository identified by its GitHub organization and repository.

Steps

  1. Run the CLI through npm, pnpm or yarn and provide the template with the --template or -t flag.

  2. Follow any instructions returned by the template after initialization.

Expected outcome

A project is generated from the selected external template, with any template-provided instructions returned to the user.

Guide limitations

  • The README says the yarn command supports only the latest tag.
  • Template contents and subsequent setup requirements depend on the selected template.
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