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quickstart

initialization​

with node.js​

# create a new directory for your project
mkdir myproject; cd myproject

# initialize
npx @exajs/core init

# start dev with auto reload
npm run watch

# --or--

# start production
npm start

initializing will create the exa.js template project structure in the current directory.

with bun​

# create a new directory for your project
mkdir myproject; cd myproject

# initialize
bunx @exajs/core init

# start dev with auto reload
bun run watch

# --or--

# start production
bun run start

initializing will create the exa.js template project structure in the current directory.

usage​

after starting, your terminal should show some startup information such as:

exa.js by tux - v0.0.17
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2024-12-23T23:09:26.400-06:00
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mode: development
server running on 0.0.0.0:8118

depending on which modules are enabled, there may be some additional output.

the seed project created after initialization has an api route /api/hello/world created. to see its output, run

curl http://127.0.0.1:8118/api/hello/world