Bolt Express

Build Express Addons Faster

A lightning-fast boilerplate for building Express Addons in Svelte, React, or Vue built on Vite + TypeScript + Sass

Express
Add-ons
CLI Starter

Easy CLI Starter

Spin up a new Express Addon in seconds for your framework of choice so you're ready to jump into development.

Write Scripts

Pick Svelte, React, or Vue

Easily get started with your favorite framework

CLI

Instant Hot Reloading

Bolt Express comes with ligtning-fast hot-reloading powered by the Vite.js bundler, which is much faster and more reliable than file-watching.

Write Scripts

Full Type Safety

For frontend, backend, and manifest. Bolt also comes with helper functions for type-safe communication between frontend and backend layers.

Write Scripts

Optimized Build Size

Using Rollup as a part of Vite's bundling system, Bolt Express ensures you're only shipping the code you need, resulting in the most optimized bundle size possible for fast uploads and downloads.

Write Scripts

Fast Packaging to ZIP

Ready to ship your add-on? With dedicated commands for packaging your add-on into a ZIP archive with sidecar assets in a ZIP, Bolt Express makes the packaging process as easy as possible.

Bolt also comes with a GitHub action config for building ZIP files and creating releases right in your repo.

Get Started Today!

Ready to build Express Addons faster than ever before? Head over to GitHub and get started today:

Need help setting up Bolt Express for your team?

Reach out to schedule a free consultation: