Stacks

A stack is the foundation of each application in your project. When you add an app, you choose a stack — this determines the project structure, TypeScript config, development scripts, and which modules can be added on top.

Stacks are split into two types:

App stacks — full-featured frameworks for web and mobile applications:

• Next.js — React framework with SSR, Server Components, and App Router
• TanStack Start — Full-stack React framework with file-based routing
• Expo — React Native framework for mobile apps

Server stacks — backend runtimes for APIs and background services:

• Hono — Ultra-fast web framework with middleware, CORS, and error handling
• Node.js — Plain TypeScript runtime for workers, cron jobs, and Lambda handlers

How Stacks Work

Each stack provides:

• Templates — pre-configured project files (entry points, TypeScript config, framework config)
• Scripts — development and build commands declared in package.json
• Module compatibility — which libraries can be added (e.g., shadcn is available for Next.js but not Hono)

In a multi-app project, each app can use a different stack. create-faster automatically sets up Turborepo when you have 2+ apps.

Choosing a Stack

CLI Usage

# Single app
bunx create-faster myapp --app myapp:nextjs --pm bun

# Multi-app with different stacks
bunx create-faster my-saas \
  --app web:nextjs:shadcn \
  --app api:hono \
  --app worker:node \
  --pm bun