∴ bit
Monorepo scaffolding with Docker, Astro, and PocketBase
∴ bit launched on February 7, 2025 with 7 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
Bit is an open-source that takes the pain out of starting new web projects. No more spending hours on setup - create full-stack projects in seconds with Docker and fly.io support. Perfect for developers who want clean defaults and consistent project setups.
CLI tool for scaffolding Astro + PocketBase projects - bitbons-ai/bit
Zero to Full-Stack in Seconds! Create production-ready applications with a single command. bit logs # bit is already running both containers for you That's it! Visit your creation at: If your app doesn't exist in fly.io , it will launch first, then deploy . You can use --watch to verify deployment health. my-project/ ├── .env.development # Development-only variables (not committed) ├── apps/ │ ├── web/ # Astro frontend │ │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── .env # Public environment variables │ │ └── fly.toml # Frontend deploy config │ └── pb/ # PocketBase backend │ ├── pb_data/ # Database and storage │ └── fly.toml # Backend deploy config ├── docker-compose.yml # Development environment └── README.md 🪄…from github.com
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