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rickwest/carrera
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Turbo-charged 'symfony new'.

v0.0.2(6y ago)112MITShell

Since May 29Pushed 6y agoCompare

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Carrera
=======

[](#carrera)

Turbo-charged `symfony new`! Rapid application creation for new Symfony projects.

[![Carrera](./carrera.jpg?raw=true)](./carrera.jpg?raw=true)

About
-----

[](#about)

Heavily inspired by Tighten's [Lambo](https://github.com/tightenco/lambo) and utilizing the [Symfony client](https://symfony.com/download), Carrera help's you get a new Symfony application up and running super fast.

Sick of having to run those same commands every time you spin up a new project? Use Carrera to automate all the things!

---

System Requirements
-------------------

[](#system-requirements)

To use Carrera, you need to have PHP 7, Git and Composer installed on your machine.

You'll also need the Symfony client - [Download here](https://symfony.com/download)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer global require rickwest/carrera
```

Upgrading
---------

[](#upgrading)

```
composer global update rickwest/carrera
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Make sure `~/.config/composer/vendor/bin` is in your terminal's path.

```
carrera [project name]
```

This will `symfony new [project name]`, change into that directory, make an initial Git commit, start a web server and open the project in a web browser.

What exactly does Carrera do?
-----------------------------

[](#what-exactly-does-carrera-do)

- `symfony new $PROJECTNAME`
- `cd $PROJECTNAME`
- Initialize a git repo, add all of the files, and make an "Initial commit"
- Starts the [Symfony Local Web Server](https://symfony.com/doc/current/setup/symfony_server.html)
- Open's your project in a browser

---

Bugs and Issues
---------------

[](#bugs-and-issues)

If you encounter a problem or spot a mistake, or even if you would just like to make a suggestion, please open an issue. Pull requests are more than welcome too!

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

- Fork it ()
- Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/fooBar)
- Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some fooBar')
- Push to the branch (git push origin feature/fooBar)
- Create a new Pull Request

Copyright and License
---------------------

[](#copyright-and-license)

This project is licensed under the [MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) License.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~2 days

Total

3

Last Release

2541d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1a8d59a529aae658b083a9f6977dc82105d12463958e5a0ecdd008c73d3ac017?d=identicon)[rickwest](/maintainers/rickwest)

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Top Contributors

[![rickwest](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24735291?v=4)](https://github.com/rickwest "rickwest (14 commits)")

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