How to Create a React Native Project

If you’re starting a fresh React Native project and want to use the blazing fast Bun package manager instead of npm or yarn, the React Native CLI makes it super simple.

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📌 Command

npx @react-native-community/cli@latest init AppName --skip-install --skip-git-init false --pm bun --package-name com.example.user --directory AppFolderName

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🔍 Breakdown

1. npx @react-native-community/cli@latest → Always use the latest React Native CLI.
2. init AppName → Creates a new project (replace AppName with your app’s name, no spaces).
3. --skip-install → Skips dependency installation for now.
4. --skip-git-init false → Initializes a Git repo.
5. --pm bun → Use Bun instead of npm/yarn.
6. --package-name com.example.user → Custom Android package ID.
7. --directory AppFolderName → Folder where the project will be created.

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⚡ Next Steps

cd AppFolderName
bun install
bun start

In another terminal:

bun android
# or
bun ios

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🎯 Why Bun?

• 🚀 Faster dependency installs
• ⚡ Better performance
• 🛠️ Great for modern JavaScript/TypeScript projects

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✅ Wrap Up

With just one command, you’ve bootstrapped a React Native project using Bun as the package manager, a custom app name, package ID, and Git setup — all ready for development.