# Create Go App CLI

✨ A complete and self-contained solution for developers of any qualification to create a production-ready project with backend (Go), frontend (JavaScript, TypeScript) and deploy automation (Ansible, Docker) by running only one CLI command.

Repository: https://github.com/create-go-app/cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/create-go-app-cli
Homepage: https://github.com/create-go-app/cli/wiki
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, cli-app, cli-commands, golang, go, create-go-app, cgapp, frontend, backend, docker-container, boilerplate-template, boilerplate-application, go-cli, ansible-playbook, cui, docker-image, backend-template, frontend-template, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-02-10T00:34:13+00:00
Link (homepage): https://github.com/create-go-app/cli/wiki

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 66, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2438, "days_push": 205, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2767, forks 268 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.668691+00:00)

## What it is
Create Go App CLI (cgapp) is a command-line tool that scaffolds production-ready full-stack projects with a Go backend, JavaScript/TypeScript frontend, and deploy automation via Ansible and Docker. It provides an interactive console UI to generate projects from templates and a deploy command to ship them to servers.

## Use cases
- scaffold a production-ready Go backend project
- create a full-stack Go + TypeScript app with one command
- generate a Fiber web server boilerplate
- automate deployment of a Go app with Ansible and Docker
- bootstrap a new web project with backend and frontend templates

## When to choose
- you want a quick, opinionated Go project setup with frontend and deploy automation included
- you use Fiber or similar Go frameworks and want preconfigured templates
- you want Ansible/Docker-based deployment out of the box

## When to avoid
- you need a framework other than the provided Go backend templates
- you prefer fully manual control over project structure and build tooling
- you need deployment from the official Docker image, which does not support the deploy command

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, boilerplate, deployment, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, backend
- platform: windows, cli, go
- tags: project-scaffolding, go-backend, fiber, ansible, docker, code-generator, create-go-app, devops, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- create-go-app/cli (main) score 52
- create-go-app/fiber-go-template (plugin) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.668691+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:43.215621+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/create-go-app/cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.668691+00:00, sha 2659886480bb)
  - homepage: https://github.com/create-go-app/cli/wiki (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:10.236938+00:00, sha 8d9d9e9aec64)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.