create-commonpub

Rust CLI for scaffolding new CommonPub instances. Generates a Nuxt 3 project with all configuration, Docker setup, and package dependencies.

Installation

cargo install create-commonpub

Usage

Interactive Setup

create-commonpub new my-community

Prompts for:

Instance name and domain
Description
Feature flags (10 modules: content, social, hubs, docs, video, contests, learning, explainers, federation, admin)
Content types (project, article, blog, explainer)
Auth methods (email-password, magic-link, passkeys, GitHub, Google)
Contest creation level (open, staff, admin)
Theme selection (base, deepwood, hackbuild, deveco)
Docker Compose generation

Non-Interactive

create-commonpub new my-community --defaults

Generates a project with sensible defaults (core features enabled, email/password auth, local Docker Postgres).

Initialize in Existing Directory

cd my-project
create-commonpub init

CLI Flags

All flags can be combined with --defaults or used on their own to override interactive prompts.

Flag	Description	Example
`--defaults`	Skip prompts, use defaults	`create-commonpub new x --defaults`
`--features`	Comma-separated features to enable	`--features content,social,hubs,docs`
`--content-types`	Comma-separated content types	`--content-types project,article,blog`
`--auth`	Comma-separated auth methods	`--auth email-password,github`
`--contest-creation`	Contest creation level	`--contest-creation staff`
`--theme`	Theme preset	`--theme deepwood`
`--domain`	Instance domain	`--domain makers.example.com`
`--description`	Instance description	`--description "A maker community"`
`--no-docker`	Skip Docker Compose generation	`--no-docker`

Feature Flags

Available features: content, social, hubs, docs, video, contests, learning, explainers, federation, admin.

Features are disabled via runtime config flags, not file stripping. All @commonpub/* packages are installed — disabled features are invisible in UI but can be re-enabled later by setting environment variables.

Content Types

Available types: project, article, blog, explainer.

Generated Project Structure

my-community/
  .env                    # Environment variables
  commonpub.config.ts     # Instance configuration
  docker-compose.yml      # Local Postgres + Redis + Meilisearch
  package.json            # Dependencies (all @commonpub/* packages)
  tsconfig.json           # TypeScript config
  nuxt.config.ts          # Nuxt 3 config with feature flags
  pages/                  # File-based routing
  server/
    api/                  # Nitro API routes
    middleware/            # Auth + security middleware
    utils/                # DB, config, feature flag utilities
  components/             # Vue 3 components
  composables/            # Feature flag composables
  app.vue                 # Root component

Architecture Note

The current CLI generates Nuxt 3 projects from Rust string templates. A Phase 3 rearchitecture (copy-and-patch approach, embedding the reference app) is planned to improve output quality.

Development

# Build
cargo build

# Run tests
cargo test

# Lint
cargo clippy

Module Architecture

Module	File	Purpose
CLI	`main.rs`	Clap argument parser, subcommands
Library	`lib.rs`	Public API for programmatic use
Prompts	`prompts.rs`	Interactive prompts via dialoguer
Scaffold	`scaffold.rs`	Directory creation and file writing
Template	`template.rs`	Template rendering for config files

Dependencies

clap: CLI argument parsing
dialoguer: Interactive terminal prompts
console: Terminal styling
indicatif: Progress bars
toml: Config file parsing

Test Dependencies

tempfile: Temporary directories for integration tests
assert_cmd: CLI assertion testing
predicates: Output matching

create-commonpub 0.3.0