Introduction

Why Bunary?

Backend developers using JavaScript/TypeScript face a tradeoff. Node.js frameworks like NestJS and Express are flexible but verbose, decorator-heavy, or boilerplate-heavy. Modern runtimes like Bun are incredibly fast, but lack opinionated backend frameworks with strong developer experience. Laravel delivers exceptional DX, but PHP isn't the preferred runtime for many teams.

Bunary fills this gap as a Bun-native backend platform that provides strong conventions, sensible defaults, and batteries-included primitives — without enterprise ceremony or Node-era baggage.

Key Features

Bun-First

Built from the ground up for Bun's incredible speed and native TypeScript support.

Laravel-Inspired

Familiar patterns and elegant syntax that developers love, brought to TypeScript.

High Performance

Optimized for building scalable, production-ready APIs with minimal overhead.

Great DX

TypeScript-first with excellent tooling and developer experience.

First Steps

Ready to get started? Install Bunary and create your first API in minutes:

# Install the CLI globally
bun add -g @bunary/cli

# Create a new project
bunary init my-api

# Install dependencies and start
cd my-api && bun install && bun run dev

Packages

Bunary offers two installation options:

Umbrella package — Install everything in one step:

bun add bunary

Use import { createApp, env } from "bunary" or subpaths: bunary/core, bunary/http, bunary/auth.

Individual packages — Install only what you need under the @bunary npm scope: