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Setup with NestJS CLI

Create and scaffold a new NestJS project in seconds.

Create a project

The @nestjs/cli package generates everything—package.json, tsconfig, and starter files.

npm install -g @nestjs/cli
nest new my-app
cd my-app
npm run start:dev

Generated files

You get a src/ folder with main.ts (bootstrap), app.module.ts (root module), and app.controller.ts + app.service.ts (example controller/service pair).