Installation

Get up and running with Pylon in minutes using our easy-to-follow installation instructions, ensuring a smooth start to your development process.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following installed:

Pylon comes with a CLI tool that makes it easy to create and manage projects. To install the CLI tool, run the following command:

npm install -g @getcronit/pylon-cli

Once the CLI tool is installed, you can create a new project by running the following command:

pylon new my-pylon-project

This will create a new Pylon project in the my-pylon-project directory.

To start the development server, navigate to the project directory and run the following command:

cd my-pylon-project
bun run develop

Pylon comes with a set of pre-installed packages that you can use to build your project. Here are some of the packages that are included:

@getcronit/pylon
- The core Pylon package that provides all the tools to develop your project.
- Includes a set of pre-built functionalities that you can use to build your project.
@getcronit/pylon-cli
- pylon command line interface.
- Used to create and manage Pylon projects.
- Used to build and run Pylon projects.
- pylon --help for more information.
@getcronit/pylon-builder
- A build tool that compiles your project into a single file.
- Used to build your project for production.
- Optimizes your project for performance.
- Minifies your project for size.
- pylon build --help for more information.
@getcronit/pylon-server
- The deployment server for Pylon projects.
- Supports SSL and custom ports
- pylon-server --help for more information.

For more information on how to use Pylon, check out our basic usage guide.