Create LlamaIndex App

The easiest way to get started with LlamaIndex is by using create-llama. This CLI tool enables you to quickly start building a new LlamaIndex application, with everything set up for you. To get started, use the following command:

Interactive

You can create a new project interactively by running:

npx create-llama@latest
# or
yarn create llama-app
# or
pnpm create llama-app

You will be asked for the name of your project, and then which framework you want to use create a TypeScript project:

✔ Which framework would you like to use? › NextJS

You can choose between NextJS and Express.

Non-interactive

You can also pass command line arguments to set up a new project non-interactively. See create-llama --help:

create-llama <project-directory> [options]

Options:
  -V, --version                      output the version number
 

  --use-npm

    Explicitly tell the CLI to bootstrap the app using npm

  --use-pnpm

    Explicitly tell the CLI to bootstrap the app using pnpm

  --use-yarn

    Explicitly tell the CLI to bootstrap the app using Yarn