diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Based on https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gitignore/main/Node.gitignore
+
+# Logs
+
+logs
+_.log
+npm-debug.log_
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+.pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)
+
+report.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.json
+
+# Runtime data
+
+pids
+_.pid
+_.seed
+\*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+
+coverage
+\*.lcov
+
+# nyc test coverage
+
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Snowpack dependency directory (https://snowpack.dev/)
+
+web_modules/
+
+# TypeScript cache
+
+\*.tsbuildinfo
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional stylelint cache
+
+.stylelintcache
+
+# Microbundle cache
+
+.rpt2_cache/
+.rts2_cache_cjs/
+.rts2_cache_es/
+.rts2_cache_umd/
+
+# Optional REPL history
+
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+
+\*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variable files
+
+.env
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+.env.local
+
+# parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
+
+.cache
+.parcel-cache
+
+# Next.js build output
+
+.next
+out
+
+# Nuxt.js build / generate output
+
+.nuxt
+dist
+
+# Gatsby files
+
+.cache/
+
+# Comment in the public line in if your project uses Gatsby and not Next.js
+
+# https://nextjs.org/blog/next-9-1#public-directory-support
+
+# public
+
+# vuepress build output
+
+.vuepress/dist
+
+# vuepress v2.x temp and cache directory
+
+.temp
+
+# Docusaurus cache and generated files
+
+.docusaurus
+
+# Serverless directories
+
+.serverless/
+
+# FuseBox cache
+
+.fusebox/
+
+# DynamoDB Local files
+
+.dynamodb/
+
+# TernJS port file
+
+.tern-port
+
+# Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
+
+.vscode-test
+
+# yarn v2
+
+.yarn/cache
+.yarn/unplugged
+.yarn/build-state.yml
+.yarn/install-state.gz
+.pnp.\*
+
+# IntelliJ based IDEs
+.idea
+
+# Finder (MacOS) folder config
+.DS_Store
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# create-phx-svelte
+
+To install dependencies:
+
+```bash
+bun install
+```
+
+To run:
+
+```bash
+bun run index.js
+```
+
+This project was created using `bun init` in bun v1.0.3. [Bun](https://bun.sh) is a fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime.
diff --git a/bin/index.js b/bin/index.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const { join } = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const runCommand = (command) => {
+  try {
+    execSync(`${command}`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+    return true;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`Failed to execute ${command}`, e);
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+const repoName = process.argv[2];
+
+if (!repoName) {
+  console.error('Usage: npx your-package-name <repo-name>');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const templateRepoURL = 'https://github.com/phxlab/phx-svelte';
+const gitCheckoutCommand = `git clone --depth 1 ${templateRepoURL} ${repoName}`;
+const installDepsCommand = `cd ${repoName} && bun install`;
+
+console.log(`Cloning the template into ${repoName}`);
+
+const checkedOut = runCommand(gitCheckoutCommand);
+
+if (!checkedOut) {
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log(`Installing dependencies with bun`);
+const installedDeps = runCommand(installDepsCommand);
+if (!installedDeps) {
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Remove the .git folder to remove the history
+const gitFolder = join(repoName, '.git');
+if (fs.existsSync(gitFolder)) {
+  fs.rmSync(gitFolder, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+// Initialize a new Git repository
+const initGitCommand = `cd ${repoName} && git init`;
+runCommand(initGitCommand);
+
+console.log('Success!');
+console.log(`cd ${repoName} && bun run dev`);
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+{
+  "name": "@phxlab/create-svelte",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "bin": "./bin/index.js",
+  "description": "A started for SvelteKit project for Phoenix Tech Lab",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/phxlab/create-phx-svelte.git"
+  },
+  "author": "Nico Plyley",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/phxlab/create-phx-svelte/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/phxlab/create-phx-svelte#readme"
+}