Installation

PanelJS mounts onto an app you already have. It does not create a new project.

Pick the HTTP framework first, then the ORM that app already uses. After mount, register("User") is the same on every stack.

Coming-soon cards are listed so you can see what is next. They are not installable yet.

CLI

From the root of your app:

npm

npx paneljs@latest init

pnpm

pnpm dlx paneljs@latest init

yarn

yarn dlx paneljs@latest init

bun

bunx paneljs@latest init

The prompt asks for a framework, then an ORM. Fastify, Nest.js, and Drizzle are listed and cannot be selected yet.

init adds packages to this project. It does not create a new app and does not rewrite your source. You paste createAdmin / mount next to your existing listen call.

Skip the prompt:

Prisma

npx paneljs init --framework express --orm prisma --yes

TypeORM

npx paneljs init --framework express --orm typeorm --yes

MikroORM

npx paneljs init --framework express --orm mikroorm --yes

--dry-run prints the plan without installing. --pm pnpm (or npm / yarn / bun) overrides lockfile detection.

Or pick a stack below and install by hand.

Expressmount(app, admin)

FastifyComing soon

Nest.jsComing soon