Quick Start

Quick Start

Full backend running in five minutes. Postgres, GraphQL, Auth, and Nginx — on your machine or any server.

1. Install

macOS:

brew install nself-org/nself/nself

Linux / WSL:

curl -sSL https://install.nself.org | bash

After install, verify:

nself version

2. Initialize

nself init myapp

The wizard asks four questions. Accept the defaults for local dev.

Prompt	Default
Project name	myapp
Base domain	localhost
Services to enable	Postgres, Hasura, Auth, Nginx
Postgres password	Auto-generated

Skip all prompts: nself init myapp --fast

3. Build

nself build

Generates docker-compose.yml, Nginx config, and SSL certs. Takes a few seconds.

4. Start

nself start

Boots in dependency order. Each service prints its status:

✓ postgres   healthy (2s)
✓ hasura     healthy (8s)
✓ auth       healthy (5s)
✓ nginx      healthy (1s)

5. Check your URLs

nself urls

Service        URL
─────────────────────────────────────────
Hasura         https://hasura.localhost
Auth           https://auth.localhost
GraphQL API    https://api.localhost/v1/graphql

Open the Hasura console and run a query to confirm the API is live:

query { __typename }

6. Stop

nself stop

Shuts down cleanly. Docker volumes keep your data.

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