blitz-js/blitz

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  root((Blitz.js))
    What it does
      Fills Next.js gaps
      Fullstack in one project
      Frontend and backend
    Getting started
      Install via npm
      One command scaffold
      Dev server in minutes
    Community
      Discord chat
      Contributor guide
      Forum support
    Funding
      Monthly sponsorship
      Volunteer maintained
      Multiple sponsor tiers

mindmap root((Blitz.js)) What it does Fills Next.js gaps Fullstack in one project Frontend and backend Getting started Install via npm One command scaffold Dev server in minutes Community Discord chat Contributor guide Forum support Funding Monthly sponsorship Volunteer maintained Multiple sponsor tiers

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Scaffold a new fullstack web app with both frontend pages and backend data handling in under two minutes.

USE CASE 2

Build a Next.js project that includes database access, authentication, and API logic without setting them up separately.

USE CASE 3

Join the Blitz Discord community to get help and collaborate with other app builders.

USE CASE 4

Sponsor the project to support ongoing open-source development of the toolkit.

Tech stack

TypeScriptNext.jsNode.js

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Node.js and npm or yarn, no additional infrastructure needed for a starter project.

In plain English

Blitz is a toolkit for building web applications, described by its makers as the missing fullstack toolkit for Next.js. Next.js is a popular framework for building websites and web apps with JavaScript. The word fullstack means it covers both the part of an app that users see in their browser and the behind-the-scenes part that stores and processes data, so Blitz aims to fill in pieces that Next.js does not provide on its own. The README is mostly a welcome page rather than a deep technical guide, so the clearest concrete information it gives is how to get started. You install Blitz as a command-line tool using a package manager such as npm or yarn. Once it is installed, you create a new project by running a single command, move into the new project folder, and start a development server. Within a minute or two you can open a browser and see a working starter app running on your own computer. A large part of the README is given over to the community and the people behind the project. It points to a Discord chat where users help each other build apps and where the maintainers collaborate on Blitz itself, plus a forum for longer questions and a contributing guide for people who want to help with the code. The project explicitly states that its community is welcoming and inclusive, and it lists the core team and maintainers by name. The page also covers how the project is funded. Blitz relies on financial sponsorship, with monthly options starting at five dollars, and it thanks its sponsors across several tiers. This is a common arrangement for open-source projects that are maintained by volunteers rather than a single company. Because this is the overview page, it does not go into the details of how to actually build features. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Using Blitz.js, scaffold a new fullstack Next.js app with user authentication and a simple database-backed to-do list, then walk me through the generated folder structure.

Prompt 2

How do I add a new database model and a server-side query to an existing Blitz.js project?

Prompt 3

What does Blitz.js add on top of plain Next.js, and when should I use Blitz instead of just Next.js alone?

Prompt 4

How do I run the Blitz development server and open the starter app in my browser for the first time?

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