Create a React app by running the following command:
$bit create node-app my-app ![copy](https://static.bit.cloud/Community/icons/copy.svg)
You can list the apps available in your workspace, by running the following command:
$bit app list ![copy](https://static.bit.cloud/Community/icons/copy.svg)
Once apps are used by your workspace, you can use the following command to run it:
$bit run my-app ![copy](https://static.bit.cloud/Community/icons/copy.svg)
For more specific application types, use our official application types:
To learn more on creating apps, head to create apps reference.
If you need to combine backend and frontend, or build a service-oriented runtime architecture, you might want to create a Platform component. It help orchestrates your runtime architecture by running Bit apps and wiring their URLs and ports:
$bit create platform acme-platform ![copy](https://static.bit.cloud/Community/icons/copy.svg)
Run the platform:
$bit run acme-platform ![copy](https://static.bit.cloud/Community/icons/copy.svg)
You can learn more on composing unified platforms.