Getting Started - nself-org/cli GitHub Wiki
Getting Started
Get ɳSelf running in under 5 minutes.
Pages
| Page | What you'll learn |
|---|---|
| Installation | Install via Homebrew, curl, or from source |
| Quick-Start | init, build, start , your first stack in 2 minutes |
| First-Project | Guided walkthrough building a real backend |
| Upgrading-from-v1 | Migration guide from the legacy Bash CLI |
Prerequisites
- Docker 24+ with Docker Compose v2
- macOS (Intel or Apple Silicon) or Linux (x86_64 or ARM64)
- 2 GB RAM minimum (4 GB recommended)
- 5 GB disk free space (10 GB recommended)
Quick Path
# Install
brew install nself-org/nself/nself
# Create a project
mkdir myproject && cd myproject
nself init
# Launch everything
nself start
That's it. You now have Postgres, Hasura GraphQL, Auth, and Nginx running locally with SSL.
See Quick-Start for the full walkthrough with expected output.
What's Next
- First-Project, Guided walkthrough building a real backend with tables, permissions, and auth
- Plugin-Overview, Browse 138 plugins (29 free, 109 Pro) for AI, video, commerce, CMS, and more
- Guide-Production-Deployment, Deploy your stack to a real server with SSL and backups
- Commands, Full reference for all 25 top-level commands (295+ subcommands)