---
title: "Introduction"
description: "What findplate generates and how the docs are laid out."
url: https://plate.findmalek.engineer/docs
markdown: https://plate.findmalek.engineer/docs/index.md
group: "Start"
---

# Introduction

findplate is a generator. One command creates a working turborepo with a landing page, a dashboard with login, and an api, wired to a database, auth and typed rpc. You pick a design preset and the optional modules you want, and you get a project you own from the first commit.

**bun**

```bash
bunx findplate create
```

**pnpm**

```bash
pnpm dlx findplate create
```

**npm**

```bash
npx findplate create
```

**yarn**

```bash
yarn dlx findplate create
```

## What you get

- `apps/web`: a hero landing page, only talks to the api
- `apps/dashboard`: better-auth login and an app shell, only talks to the api
- `apps/api`: orpc on bun. The only app that touches the database, auth, storage and providers
- `packages/*`: `ui` (shadcn), `orpc`, `db` (drizzle and a seed scenario), `auth`, `env`, plus the optional modules
- biome for format and lint, oxlint for `@shadcn/lint`, security headers, one root `.env`

## Where to go next

- [Quickstart](https://plate.findmalek.engineer/docs/quickstart.md): Generate a project and run it locally.

- [CLI reference](https://plate.findmalek.engineer/docs/cli.md): Every flag, and the agent mode.

- [Presets](https://plate.findmalek.engineer/docs/presets.md): The design starting points.

- [Deploy](https://plate.findmalek.engineer/docs/deploy.md): Vercel or your own server.

## Status

findplate is built in the open and tracked as [GitHub issues](https://github.com/FindMalek/findplate/issues).