# devbox create
Source: https://www.jetify.com/docs/docs/devbox/cli-reference/devbox-create/index

Initialize a directory as a devbox project using a template

## Synopsis[​](#synopsis "Direct link to Synopsis")

Initialize a directory as a devbox project. This will create an empty devbox.json in the current
directory. You can then add packages using `devbox add`

```bash theme={null}
devbox create [dir] --template <template> [flags]
```

## List of templates[​](#list-of-templates "Direct link to List of templates")

* [**go**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/go)
* [**node-npm**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/nodejs/nodejs-npm/)
* [**node-typescript**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/nodejs/nodejs-typescript/)
* [**node-yarn**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/nodejs/nodejs-yarn/)
* [**php**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/php/)
* [**python-pip**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/python/pip/)
* [**python-pipenv**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/python/pipenv/)
* [**python-poetry**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/python/poetry/)
* [**ruby**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/ruby/)
* [**rust**](https://github.com/jetify-com/devbox/tree/main/examples/development/rust/)

## Options[​](#options "Direct link to Options")

| Option                  | Description                      |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| `-h, --help`            | help for init                    |
| `-t, --template string` | Template to use for the project. |
| `-q, --quiet`           | Quiet mode: Suppresses logs.     |

## SEE ALSO[​](#see-also "Direct link to SEE ALSO")

* [devbox](/docs/devbox/cli-reference/devbox/) - Instant, easy, predictable shells and containers

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