Installation

Get started with AbsoluteJS in minutes using the CLI or manual setup.

#Prerequisites

AbsoluteJS requires Bun version 1.2 or higher. If you don't have Bun installed, run:

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curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

The fastest way to start a new AbsoluteJS project is with the create-absolutejs CLI:

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bun create absolutejs my-app

You can also specify options directly:

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bun create absolutejs my-app --frontend react --database drizzle

Available options include:

--frontendreact, svelte, vue, html, htmx

--databasedrizzle, prisma, none

--authInclude @absolutejs/auth setup

A new AbsoluteJS project has this structure:

my-app/

build/Build output and compiled assets

db/DB and ORM related stuff

src/

backend/

handlers/Request handlers

plugins/Elysia plugins

assets/Static assets

server.tsElysia server entry point

frontend/

pages/Page components

components/Shared components

styles/CSS and styling files

types/TypeScript type definitions

absolute.config.tsAbsoluteJS build configuration

package.json

tsconfig.json

.env

To add AbsoluteJS to an existing project:

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bun add @absolutejs/absolute elysia