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Talk Intermediate MIT License

How This Modern CLI Tool Lets You Build Apps Without Wasting Time on Configuration

Proposal status is Rejected
Session Description

Celtrix - A modern CLI tool to scaffold end-end web projects.

Today, developers have many tools to build web apps. But setting everything up still takes a lot of time. You either use fixed templates that don’t fit your needs, or you spend hours setting up the same things again and again or you rely on AI to generate code, which often lacks structure and becomes hard to manage.

Celtrix solves this problem.

With one command (npx celtrix), you can create a full app by choosing exactly what you want - Frontend, backend, database, API, authentication, and more or choose prebuilt stacks. No extra code, no forced choices. Just pick your stack and start building.

In this talk, I’ll show how Celtrix helps developers save time and still stay in control. You’ll see how different tools can be combined easily, and how a full app can be created in seconds.

Technology Options in Celtrix

Web Stack

CategoryOptions
FrontendReact Router, Next.js, Nuxt, TanStack, Astro, SvelteKit, SolidStart
BackendHono, Fastify, Express, Convex, None
RuntimeNode.js, Bun
DatabaseSQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
ORMDrizzle, Prisma
API LayertRPC, oRPC
AuthenticationClerk, Better Auth, None

Database Providers

DatabaseProviders
PostgreSQLNeon, Supabase, Local
SQLiteTurso, Local
MySQLPlanetScale, Local

Add-ons

CategoryOptions
ToolingBiome, Husky
InfrastructureNx, Turborepo (default)
AIVercel AI SDK


Celtrix helps you start faster, build easier, and stay in control of your stack.

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways from this Talk

  1. Understand why setting up projects takes too much time today
  2. Learn how to quickly create a full-stack app using a single command
  3. Know how to choose the right tools for your own stack
  4. See how to combine frontend, backend, database, and APIs easily
  5. Discover a better way to avoid repeated setup work
  6. Learn how to stay flexible instead of being locked into templates
  7. Get practical ideas to improve your development workflow and speed

References

Session Categories

Introducing a FOSS project or a new version of a popular project
Talk License: MIT License

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Open Design

Speakers

Joe Celaster
Joe Celaster Founder & Maintainer @ Celtrix | Celtrix

Just a cool dev - building useful FOSS projects.