Getting Started with Ignis

Welcome to Ignis — a TypeScript framework that combines enterprise architecture patterns with Hono's blazing performance. Whether you're building a SaaS backend, REST API, gRPC service, or microservice, these guides will take you from installation to production-ready code with type-safe database operations, auto-generated OpenAPI docs, and clean dependency injection.

Setup

Install Bun, PostgreSQL, and configure your IDE

5-Min Quickstart

Your first endpoint in 5 minutes

Full Installation

Production-ready project setup

Build a CRUD API

Complete Todo API with database

Testing

Write tests for your application

Philosophy

Why Ignis? Design decisions explained

Learning Roadmap

1

First Steps

Setup → 5-Min Quickstart

Get your environment ready and build your first endpoint

2

Build Something Real

Full Installation → CRUD API → Testing

Create a complete API with database, validation, and tests

3

Understand the Framework

Application → Controllers → Services → DI

Deep dive into core concepts and architecture patterns

4

Go to Production

Best Practices → API Reference

Learn patterns, security, performance, and deployment

New to backend development?

Check out our Glossary for explanations of key terms like Controllers, Repositories, and Dependency Injection.