Bolt Express
Build Express Addons Faster
A lightning-fast boilerplate for building Express Addons in Svelte, React, or Vue built on Vite + TypeScript + Sass
Easy CLI Starter
Spin up a new Express Addon in seconds for your framework of choice so you're ready to jump into development.
Pick Svelte, React, or Vue
Easily get started with your favorite framework
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.
Full Type Safety
For frontend, backend, and manifest. Bolt also comes with helper functions for type-safe communication between frontend and backend layers.
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.
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:
BACKERS
Huge thanks to our backers who have helped make this project possible!
If you're interested in supporting this open-source project, please contact us.
SUCCESS STORIES
Bolt is fantastic for quick plugin creation. It includes everything you need, even a built-in messaging system. My favorite part is how easily you can use Vue.
EXAMPLE PROJECTS
These are just some of the awesome tools people have built with Bolt Express🚀
