What is this?
SvelteKit is the official framework for building web apps with Svelte — you write Svelte components and SvelteKit streamlines the rest, building your project through Vite.
SvelteKit is the official framework for building web apps with Svelte — you write Svelte components and SvelteKit streamlines the rest, building your project through Vite.So is it a library or a full framework?A framework: the core @sveltejs/kit package ships alongside a family of official adapters, and Vite is the underlying build tool, so it orchestrates whole apps rather than just UI components.
A framework: the core @sveltejs/kit package ships alongside a family of official adapters, and Vite is the underlying build tool, so it orchestrates whole apps rather than just UI components.How do I actually start building with it?The README points straight to the official documentation; from there you scaffold a project and develop and build it through Vite like any modern JavaScript app.
The README points straight to the official documentation; from there you scaffold a project and develop and build it through Vite like any modern JavaScript app.What do I need installed to work with it?The Node.js toolchain: the README's own examples create projects with npm create commands, so you will be working in the standard Node and npm ecosystem.
The Node.js toolchain: the README's own examples create projects with npm create commands, so you will be working in the standard Node and npm ecosystem.Does it require a running server, or can I ship a static site too?A server is optional: official adapters include adapter-static for fully prerendered sites as well as adapter-node for traditional server deployments.
A server is optional: official adapters include adapter-static for fully prerendered sites as well as adapter-node for traditional server deployments.Where can I deploy a SvelteKit app?First-party adapters target Cloudflare, Netlify, Node, static hosting and Vercel, with adapter-auto as the default pick; additional adapters are community-maintained.
First-party adapters target Cloudflare, Netlify, Node, static hosting and Vercel, with adapter-auto as the default pick; additional adapters are community-maintained.Is it really free, or is there a paid tier?Completely free: a volunteer-run open-source project, with optional donations on Open Collective that cover expenses like hosting and, if funds allow, support development directly.
Completely free: a volunteer-run open-source project, with optional donations on Open Collective that cover expenses like hosting and, if funds allow, support development directly.What's under the hood of a SvelteKit app?Vite — SvelteKit uses it as its build tool, and the README even has you reproduce build problems in a bare Vite project, since many issues originate there rather than in SvelteKit itself.
Vite — SvelteKit uses it as its build tool, and the README even has you reproduce build problems in a bare Vite project, since many issues originate there rather than in SvelteKit itself.What else comes out of this repo besides the core framework?Official adapter packages for auto, Cloudflare, Netlify, Node, static and Vercel deployments, plus @sveltejs/enhanced-img and @sveltejs/package, all managed as one pnpm monorepo.
Official adapter packages for auto, Cloudflare, Netlify, Node, static and Vercel deployments, plus @sveltejs/enhanced-img and @sveltejs/package, all managed as one pnpm monorepo.Which topics is it in?static-site-generator, vercel, full-stack, svelte, ssr, deployment, cloudflare, monorepo, vite, web-app, web-development, framework
static-site-generator, vercel, full-stack, svelte, ssr, deployment, cloudflare, monorepo, vite, web-app, web-development, framework