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icon: 🎯 title: 365 Production Templates details: Pre-built, battle-tested modules for every backend need. From simple APIs to quantum computing integrations.
icon: ⚡ title: Next.js 16+ Optimized details: Built specifically for App Router architecture with full TypeScript support and modern best practices.
icon: 🔧 title: TypeScript First details: Fully typed templates with excellent IDE autocomplete, type safety, and inline documentation.
icon: 🎨 title: 3 Flexible Setup Modes details: Choose Basic (essentials), Full Auto (everything), or Modular (pick & choose) to match your needs.
icon: 📦 title: 100% Modular Design details: Add or remove any template anytime. No lock-in, no magic - just clean, readable code you own.
icon: 🚀 title: Production Ready Day 1 details: Industry best practices, security built-in, scalable architecture, and comprehensive error handling included.
🚀 Quick Start
Get your backend running in under 60 seconds:
💡 What happens next?
Our interactive CLI guides you through:
- ✅ Router type selection (App Router recommended)
- ✅ Skill level choice (Beginner → Expert)
- ✅ Structure mode (Basic/Full/Modular)
- ✅ Template selection (if Modular)
- ✅ Project generation with all files ready
🎯 Why Choose Create Next.js Backend?
⏱️ Save Weeks of Development
Skip the boring setup. Get 2-4 weeks of boilerplate work done in 5 minutes. Focus on building features, not infrastructure.
🏗️ Industry Best Practices
Every template follows Next.js 16 conventions, TypeScript standards, and security best practices used by top engineering teams.
🔒 Security Built-In
Common vulnerabilities already handled: XSS protection, CSRF tokens, SQL injection prevention, rate limiting, and more.
📈 Scales With You
Start small with Beginner templates. Upgrade to Advanced features as you grow. All templates work together seamlessly.
🎓 Learn While Building
Each template is well-documented with inline comments explaining the "why" behind architectural decisions.
🆓 Truly Open Source
MIT licensed. No vendor lock-in. No hidden costs. You own 100% of the generated code forever.
🎓 Skill Levels Explained
🟢 Beginner (50 Templates)
Perfect for: First-time backend developers, MVPs, hackathons, learning projects
What's Included:
- ✅ **Database Connections** - MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, SQLite, Supabase - ✅ **REST API Routes** - CRUD operations, error handling, validation - ✅ **Authentication** - JWT, Sessions, Magic Links, OTP - ✅ **File Storage** - AWS S3, Cloudinary, local storage - ✅ **Email System** - SendGrid, AWS SES, SMTP, templates - ✅ **Payment Gateways** - Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, crypto - ✅ **Caching** - Redis, in-memory, CDN integration - ✅ **Validation** - Zod, Yup, Joi schemas - ✅ **Health Checks** - Liveness, readiness, dependencies - ✅ **Documentation** - Swagger, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI
Time to Production: 1-2 weeks
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Perfect for: Production SaaS apps, team projects, serious startups
Everything in Beginner PLUS:
- 🔐 **Advanced Auth** - OAuth2 (10+ providers), SAML, WebAuthn, Passkey - 📊 **Analytics** - Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog - 📬 **Background Jobs** - BullMQ, Agenda, Inngest, Redis Queue - 🔄 **Real-time** - Socket.io, Pusher, Ably, WebSockets - 🔷 **GraphQL** - Apollo Server, resolvers, subscriptions - 🧪 **Testing** - Jest, Vitest, Playwright, contract tests - 🐳 **DevOps** - Docker, GitHub Actions, deployment configs - 🔍 **Search** - Elasticsearch, Algolia, Meilisearch, Typesense - 🤖 **AI Basics** - OpenAI integration, basic ML models - 📈 **Monitoring** - Sentry, DataDog, New Relic, logs
Time to Production: 3-4 weeks
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🟠 Advanced (100 Templates)
Perfect for: Enterprise applications, microservices, complex systems
Everything in Intermediate PLUS:
- 🔷 **Microservices** - Service mesh, API gateway, discovery - 📬 **Message Queues** - Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, Pub/Sub - 🌊 **Event Streaming** - Kafka Streams, Flink, Kinesis - 🔗 **Distributed Tracing** - Jaeger, Zipkin, OpenTelemetry - 🤖 **AI/ML** - Vector DBs, MLOps, model deployment - 💾 **Data Engineering** - ETL pipelines, warehouses, lakes - 🏗️ **Infrastructure as Code** - Terraform, CDK, Pulumi - 🌐 **Edge Computing** - Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge - 🔒 **Enterprise Security** - Zero Trust, HSM, DLP, RASP - 📊 **Big Data** - Time-series DBs, stream processing
Time to Production: 2-3 months
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🔴 Expert (65 Templates)
Perfect for: Cutting-edge R&D, blockchain projects, AI platforms, research
Everything in Advanced PLUS:
- ⚛️ **Quantum Computing** - Qiskit integration, quantum algorithms - 🌐 **Web3/Blockchain** - Smart contracts, DeFi, NFT marketplaces - 🧠 **Advanced AI** - Autonomous agents, LLM orchestration - 🖼️ **NFT Platforms** - Minting, trading, royalties, IPFS - 🏦 **DeFi Protocols** - Liquidity pools, staking, DAOs - 🧬 **Bioinformatics** - Genome sequencing, protein analysis - 🔭 **Space Tech** - Telemetry, trajectory calculations - 🗳️ **E-Government** - Voting systems, public records - 🚑 **Emergency Services** - Dispatch systems, crisis management - 🎮 **Metaverse** - Virtual worlds, spatial audio, avatars
Time to Production: 6+ months
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