A little while back we introduced the 🪿HONC stack - a modular collection of choice technologies for building lightweight and type-safe data APIs. Along with some example template starters, we shipped a command line tool to help you bootstrap HONC applications in no time: create-honc-app.
TL;DR
We’re shipping an upgrade to the create-honc-app that will help you wire up your HONC application with a database provider even faster - starting with the Neon serverless Postgres platform.
Select a Neon-based template when using create-honc-app, and the CLI will prompt you to authenticate with your Neon account. Once authenticated, you will be able to select any of your projects (or create a new one), select (or create) a database, and the connection string for that database will automatically be populated in the appropriate .dev.vars file.
npm create honc-app@latestpnpm create honc-app@latestyarn create honc-app@latestWhat is 🪿HONC again?
Just a quick recap - HONC, stands for:
- Hono
- Drizzle ORM
- Neon
- Cloudflare
representing:
Hono: A lightweight (14kB), fast, and versatile TypeScript framework for building APIs. Similar to Express.js but optimized for performance, Hono runs on any platform that supports web standards, including Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun and Node.js. Hono offers helpful middleware and has a supportive community.
ORM (Drizzle): Drizzle ORM serves as the type-safe query builder for various relational databases. It bridges the gap between your data and application code without the complexity of a traditional ORM.
Neon: A serverless PostgreSQL database that scales seamlessly with your application. Neon supports modern needs like vector storage for AI apps and JSON data handling. It eliminates the need for complex setups like AWS certifications.
Cloud(flare): Cloudflare Workers is the recommended deployment platform. It provides a serverless environment that’s globally distributed, allowing your Hono application to run close to your users for improved performance.
Take it for a spin
Get started with the HONC stack with you preferred package manager and let us know what you build with it. The create-honc-app CLI is open source and on GitHub.
npm create honc-app@latestpnpm create honc-app@latestyarn create honc-app@latest🪿 Honc! Honc!