Create Apps

Bit simplifies the creation and composition of applications. Think of applications as standard components, but with the added capability to manage their own development server, build processes, and deployment through dedicated configuration file.

Bit applications excel at running and deploying micro-frontends, backend services, or even composing a unified platform from these elements.

Get started by creating a basic React app by running the following command:

$bit create react my-app

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Get a clear view of all the applications in your workspace:

$bit app list

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Once your apps are set up, launch them directly from your workspace:

$bit run my-app

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Bit offers a range of official application types to accelerate your development:

React (SSR/Vite)

ESBuild

ExpressJS

NextJS

Angular (Vite)

Vue

Storybook

Cloudflare Workers

AWS Lambda

For a deeper dive into creating applications with Bit, refer to our comprehensive Create Apps reference.

If you need to build a more sophisticated runtime architecture that combines frontend and backend elements or embraces a service-oriented approach, use Bit Platforms to compose multiple applications into a single runtime.

Create a platform:

$bit create platform acme-platform

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Launch the platform:

$bit run acme-platform

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Why should I use platforms:

• Effortless orchestrate. Manage the execution of multiple Bit apps within a unified environment.
• Connect Seamlessly. Easily wire up URLs and ports between your running apps.

Explore Bit Platforms in our Composable Platforms documentation.

• Customize application build pipelines
• Deploy your apps