Prerequisites

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

• Bun (opens in a new tab) (A fast JavaScript runtime)
• npm (opens in a new tab)
• yarn (opens in a new tab) (optional)
• Git (opens in a new tab)

Installation

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

Installed packages

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.