Chaka

Chaka is a Node.js command-line interface that scaffolds minimal project templates for five modern web frameworks — React, Next.js, Remix, Gatsby, and Svelte — using boilerplate repositories maintained by nemuvski on GitHub.

What is Chaka?

Chaka is a CLI tool that creates a new project directory populated with files from a chosen boilerplate template. It accepts a framework command (react, next, remix, gatsby, or svelte) and an optional project name, then outputs a folder with that name containing the minimal template files. Chaka runs on Node.js version 16.0 or higher and is distributed as the chaka package on npm, so it works on macOS, Windows, and Linux systems with Node installed.

Key Features

• Five framework commands — chaka react, chaka next, chaka remix, chaka gatsby, and chaka svelte each generate a project scaffold for the corresponding framework, backed by nemuvski's boilerplate repositories.
• Simple CLI syntax — Each command takes a single optional project name argument, e.g. chaka next my-app, which creates a directory called my-app in the current working directory.
• npx execution — You can run npx chaka@latest to fetch and execute the latest published version without a global install.
• Global installation — npm i -g chaka@latest installs the CLI system-wide so you can run chaka from any terminal.
• Minimal template philosophy — The generated projects are deliberately minimal, containing only the essential boilerplate files; the README instructs you to run npm install and git init after scaffolding.
• Help command — chaka help lists all available commands and their usage, making the tool self-documenting.
• Node.js 16+ requirement — The recommended runtime is Node.js version 16.0 or newer, ensuring compatibility with modern JavaScript syntax used across the templates.

Who is it for?

• JavaScript developers starting a new project in React, Next.js, Remix, Gatsby, or Svelte who prefer a lean starting point over the default interactive starters.
• Learners and hobbyists who want to practice with a specific framework without wading through the boilerplate generated by larger tooling.
• Developers who like to own their setup — since the source boilerplates are public GitHub repositories, you can inspect or fork them to customize what Chaka scaffolds.

What can you do with Chaka?

• React developers: generate a fresh React project with chaka react my-app, then add your own state management and styling choices.
• Next.js developers: scaffold a Next.js application with chaka next my-app and immediately run npm install to get the dependencies.
• Static site builders: use the Gatsby or Svelte templates to create a minimal site structure for experimentation or small projects.
• Remix developers: quickly create a new Remix project directory via chaka remix my-app with the official boilerplate as a base.

How does Chaka work?

Chaka maps each framework command to a specific boilerplate repository on GitHub. When you run a command like chaka svelte my-app, it downloads or copies the template files into a new folder named my-app. The documented workflow after scaffolding is: change into the directory, run npm install, then run git init to initialize version control.

FAQ

How do I install Chaka?

You can install Chaka globally with npm i -g chaka@latest or run it on demand with npx chaka@latest without installing. Both approaches fetch the latest version from npm.

What frameworks does Chaka support?

Chaka supports five frameworks: React.js, Next.js, Remix.js, Gatsby.js, and Svelte.js. Each has its own command prefix, such as chaka next for Next.js.

What do I do after scaffolding a project?

After running a command like chaka react my-app, navigate into the new directory with cd my-app, run npm install to install dependencies, and then run git init to start a Git repository. The README shows this sequence for every framework.