BootstrapMe

BootstrapMe is a universal CLI tool to bootstrap projects in various languages and frameworks. It reads YAML configuration files from ~/.config/bootstrapme/<language>/<framework>.yaml and guides you through selecting a language, framework, and optionally asking for details like username or project name before running the necessary steps.

Installation

sudo bash install.sh

Features

• Supports multiple languages and frameworks.
• Automatically runs post-install commands.
• Uses template variables ({{ variable_name }}) in commands and files.
• Modern TUI with Lipgloss styling and ASCII art title.
• Error lines highlighted in red for easy debugging.
• Can run non-interactively by supplying defaults to external bootstrap tools (like create-next-app).

Writing Custom Config Files

Directory: ~/.config/bootstrapme/<language>/<name>.yaml

Example (Go + Gin):

# ~/.config/bootstrapme/go/gin.yaml
name: gin
description: "Bootstrap a Gin-based Go server"
language: go
framework: gin
variables:
  module_name: "github.com/{{ username }}/myginapp"
post_install_commands:
  - "go mod init {{ module_name }}"
  - "go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin"

Fields:

• name: Name of the preset (shown in TUI).
• description: A short description shown in TUI.
• language: The language category (e.g., go, js, python).
• framework: The framework/tool name (e.g., gin, createreactapp, createnextapp).
• variables: Key-value pairs for template substitution.
• files: An array of files to create (with path and content).
• post_install_commands: Shell commands run after file creation. Use {{ variables }} to substitute values.

Installers With Interactive Steps

See the below example of using create-next-app with a set of default flags Directory: ~/.config/bootstrapme/js/next.yaml

# ~/.config/bootstrapme/js/createnextapp.yaml
name: Create Next App 
description: "Bootstrap a Next.js project"
language: js
framework: Next 
post_install_commands:
  - "npx create-next-app {{ project_name }} --ts --use-npm --eslint --src-dir --tailwind --app --no-turbopack --no-import-alias"

Contributing

Raise an issue and link your PR to it