Version: 4.0.0

serverpod create

serverpod create scaffolds a new Serverpod project. By default it generates a full server project with a database, a server package, a client package, and a Flutter app.

In an interactive terminal, serverpod create opens a setup screen where you choose the project's features. Pass --template server for a server without a Flutter app, or --template module to create a shareable module. To set up the prerequisites first, see Installation.

The --database, --redis, --auth, --webapp, --website, and --ide flags apply only when the setup screen does not open, for example with --no-interactive or in CI. Without the setup screen, the project also gets Redis configuration and editor setup for Claude, Cursor, and VS Code, unless you pass --no-redis or choose editors with --ide.

To create a project without a database, deselect Database (recommended) under Database & caching on the setup screen, or pass --no-interactive --no-database. The new project still has the generator's database feature on, so set database: false under features in config/generator.yaml, then run serverpod generate.

Usage

Creates a new Serverpod project, specify project name (must be lowercase with no special characters).

Usage: serverpod create [arguments]
-h, --help                         Print this usage information.
-f, --force                        Create the project even if there are issues that prevent it from running out of the box.
    --[no-]database                Include a database in the project.
    --[no-]redis                   Include Redis caching in the project.
    --[no-]auth                    Include authentication in the project. Requires a database.
    --[no-]webapp                  Configure the server to host a Flutter web app.
    --[no-]website                 Configure the server to host a website.
    --ide                          Configure agent skills and MCP servers for one or more IDEs. Use "none" to disable all IDE configuration.

          [none]                   Do not configure agent skills or MCP servers
          [antigravity]            Configure agent skills and MCP for Antigravity
          [codex]                  Configure agent skills and MCP for Codex
          [claude] (default)       Configure agent skills and MCP for Claude
          [cursor] (default)       Configure agent skills and MCP for Cursor
          [opencode]               Configure agent skills and MCP for OpenCode
          [vscode] (default)       Configure agent skills and MCP for VS Code

-n, --name (mandatory)             The name of the project to create.
                                   Can also be specified as the first argument.

Project Template
-t, --template                     Template to use when creating a new project

          [fullstack] (default)    Fullstack project including a server and a companion Flutter app
          [server]                 Server project with standard features including database
          [module]                 Serverpod Module project

Run "serverpod help" to see global options.

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