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Issue with npx @backstage/create-app

See original GitHub issue

Expected Behavior

A backstage app should be generated.

Current Behavior

A vite app is generated.

Possible Solution

Steps to Reproduce

When I run the following:

npx @backstage/create-app

Here is what I see:

Based on the documentation from the Backstage site, this should create a Backstage application correct?

Screenshot on 2021-04-19 at 20-45-04

Context

I recall several months ago there was a create-app* script that got a skeleton project up quickly.

Your Environment

NodeJS Version (v12): v14.15.1
Operating System and Version (e.g. Ubuntu 14.04): macOS 11.2.2 (M1)
Browser Information:

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 2 years ago
Comments:7 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

2reactions

adamdmharveycommented, Apr 20, 2021

That is definitely not the output of npx @backstage/create-app. 😁 Hate to ask, and it’s cutoff in your screen shot, but can you double check exactly what command you ran that triggered that list of sample React-type templates?

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brandonbloomcommented, May 5, 2021

I’m seeing this as well. Was very confused!

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