YouCan CLI

YouCan CLI is a command line tool to simplify building YouCan Shop themes and apps.

Learn more in the API Reference.

Prerequisites

Install the latest version of Node.js and a package manager of your choice.

Usage

Developing Apps

You can initialize a YouCan Shop app template using your package manager of choice, this will install all the dependencies you need including YouCan CLI and Qantra

• npm init @youcan/app@latest
• pnpm create @youcan/create-app@latest

Learn more in the docs: Apps: Getting started

Developing themes

To develop a YouCan Shop theme, you must first install the cli and the theme module globally with:

• npm i -g @youcan/cli@latest @youcan/theme@latest

To initialize a starter theme, run the following command:

• youcan theme init

To learn more about developing themes for YouCan Shop, refer to Themes: Getting started

Help

If you encounter any issues while using the YouCan CLI or have any suggestions, you can open an issue.