create-solana-dapp

create-solana-dapp is a CLI scaffold for new Solana projects, similar in spirit to create-react-app or create-next-app. Run one command, get a working dapp in 60 seconds.

What it generates

• A monorepo with frontend (Next.js or React) and Anchor program
• Wallet Adapter pre-wired
• Tailwind, TypeScript, ESLint, basic component library
• An Anchor program with a hello-world counter
• Tests against a local validator

Available templates

• next — Next.js App Router + Anchor
• react — Vite + React + Anchor
• react-native — React Native + Mobile Wallet Adapter
• basic — minimal, no UI framework

Quickstart

npx create-solana-dapp@latest

# answer the prompts:
# - project name
# - which template (next, react, react-native, basic)
# - which package manager (npm, yarn, pnpm)

cd your-project-name
pnpm dev

What it doesn't do

• It doesn't build your business logic. It's a starting point, not a finished product.
• It doesn't deploy your program — you still run anchor deploy manually.
• The included UI components are intentionally minimal. Most teams replace the design system with shadcn/ui or their own.

Resources

• create-solana-dapp on GitHub