get started

From weird little idea to live cubby.

Install the CLI, scaffold a starter app, build with your favorite AI coding tool, run it locally, then deploy it to a real URL. Cubby handles auth, database, and routing so you can keep building.

npm install -g cubbyprocubby dev mirrors prodcubby deploy gives you a URL
01idea
02install
03init
04build
05dev
06deploy
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Six steps. No DevOps side quest.

01 · idea

Start with one weird little thing.

A habit tracker. A book-club picker. A tiny CRM for your side project. Cubby works best when the app is specific, useful, and small enough to ship today.

gratitude-logsoccer-snacksclient-followupsbirthdays-that-matter
02 · install

Install the CLI.

Cubby starts in your terminal. Install the CLI once, log in, then use it to create, run, and deploy your apps.

npm install -g cubbypro
cubby login
03 · init

Scaffold a project.

Run cubby init and pick a starter. The default Next.js + SQLite path gives you Prisma, a database, and Cubby instructions for AI tools.

cubby init my-little-app
cd my-little-app
npm install
04 · build

Build with your favorite IDE or agent.

Use Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, or your own hands. Ask for the small app you actually want, then keep the scope shippable.

Build a tiny app for this idea. Read CUBBY.md, use the included database, and keep it ready for cubby deploy.
05 · dev

Run it locally like production.

cubby dev gives your app the same environment shape it will see on Cubby. Make the last edits while everything is still local.

cubby dev
cubby check
06 · deploy

Ship it to a real URL.

Run one command. Cubby packages the app, checks it, builds it, routes it, protects it with Cubby auth, and gives it a URL you can share.

cubby deploy
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The shortest version.

This is the terminal path after your AI has the docs and a small app idea: install Cubby, scaffold, run locally, check, deploy, and share the URL.

npm install -g cubbypro
cubby login
cubby init my-little-app
cd my-little-app
npm install
cubby dev
cubby check
cubby deploy
using an AI coding tool?

Give your agent the Cubby-shaped job.

After you run cubby init, paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or whichever tool is helping you build:

Read CUBBY.md. Build the smallest useful version of this app.
Use the included database. Run cubby check before deploying.
If it passes, run cubby deploy and tell me the live URL.
ready when you are

One command. One URL. One cubby.

Bring the idea. Cubby gives it a URL, a database, and a door.