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Set up local development for the backend of an existing Base44 app. The command generates the configuration files your development environment needs to work with the app’s backend resources. The frontend stays in Base44’s visual editor. Unlike eject, which creates a new app and downloads your existing code including the frontend, scaffold works with your app in place. For a step-by-step guide, see Set Up Local Dev for an Existing App.
  • If you don’t have a Base44 app yet, use base44 create to create one from scratch.
  • If you want a different local development approach for an app you already have on Base44, consider these options instead:
    • base44 eject: download your app’s code and start a new project from it.
    • base44 link: link existing project files already on disk to a Base44 backend.

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Usage

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Generated files

The command writes the following files to the current directory, skipping any that already exist:

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See also