Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing Kito, ensure you have one of the following JavaScript runtimes installed:

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• Deno (v1.30 or higher)
• Bun (v1.0 or higher)

Package Installation

The easiest way to get started with Kito is by using the official CLI tool create-kitojs. This tool sets up a new Kito project with all the necessary configurations.

npx create-kitojs

pnpm create kitojs

yarn create kitojs

bun create kitojs

deno init --npm kitojs

Or install Kito using your preferred package manager:

npm install kitojs

pnpm add kitojs

yarn add kitojs

bun add kitojs

deno add npm:kitojs

TypeScript Configuration

Kito is built with TypeScript and provides full type safety. Ensure your tsconfig.json includes:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2022",
    "module": "ESNext",
    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
    "strict": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true
  }
}

Verify Installation

Create a simple server to verify your installation:

import { server } from "kitojs";
const app = server();
 
app.get("/", ({ res }) => {
  res.send("Kito is working!");
});
 
app.listen(3000, () => console.log("server running!"));

Run your server:

node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node server.ts
 
# or with tsx
tsx server.ts

deno run --allow-net --allow-env --allow-read --allow-ffi server.ts

bun run server.ts

Next Steps

• Quick Start Guide - Build your first Kito application
• Core Concepts - Learn about routing and middleware
• API Reference - Explore the complete API