Open Neues Projekt from the dashboard. The dialog supports three different jobs: create a starter project, create from your own template, or add an existing folder.
Choose Neues Projekt erstellen, then select a starter such as Node.js, React, Spring Boot, Python or Rust.
You provide:
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Project name | The folder name and default display name |
| Parent folder | The directory in which the new folder is created |
| Starter | The base files Code Deck should generate |
| Initialize Git | Runs git init after the files are created |
| Preferred IDE | The editor used by the main open button |
Code Deck shows the final path before creating anything.
Dependencies are not installed automatically. This avoids running package-manager commands without a clear user action. For a generated React project, for example, open its terminal afterwards and run pnpm install or npm install.
Custom templates are ordinary local folders registered under Einstellungen → Eigene Projektvorlagen.
When you select one during project creation, Code Deck copies the template contents into the new project folder. These generated or repository-specific directories are skipped:
.git
node_modules
target
dist
build
A template is useful when your projects usually begin with the same configuration, folder structure, scripts or internal defaults.
Choose Vorhandenen Ordner hinzufügen when the project is already on disk.
Code Deck reads common files such as:
package.json
Cargo.toml
pom.xml
build.gradle
pyproject.toml
go.mod
Dockerfile
.git
This information is used to detect frameworks and package scripts. The project files are not rewritten.
Use Ordner scannen on the dashboard when many repositories are stored below one parent folder. The scan proposes likely projects; you still decide which ones are added.
The folder already exists: choose a different project name or parent folder, or add the existing folder instead.
A starter command is unavailable: generated files do not require the related runtime immediately, but running the project later still requires Node.js, Java, Python, Rust or the relevant toolchain.
The preferred IDE is missing: configure it first under Einstellungen → IDEs.