Using StackStrap

Once StackStrap has been installed you’ll have the stackstrap command available to you in the terminal. You’ll use this command to create new projects from a template repository.

Adding a template

To add a template use the stackstrap template add command and provide it a name along with the GIT URL of a StackStrap template:

stackstrap template add django https://github.com/stackstrap/stackstrap-django.git

Creating a new project

To create a project use the stackstrap create command and provide it a project name and the name of an available template:

stackstrap create myproject django

Command line help

The stackstrap command has built in documentation, run it with the -h or --help flag for more information on the options you can set from the command line.

You can also get help about a specific command by passing it help:

stackstrap create --help