Starting an Ionic App

Starting an Ionic App

$ ionic start myapp [template]

Starter templates can either come from a named template, a Github repo, a Codepen, or a local directory. A starter template is what becomes the www directory within the Cordova project.

Named template starters

• tabs (Default)

• sidemenu

• blank

Github Repo starters

• Any Github repo url, ex: https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-starter-tabs
• Named templates are simply aliases to Ionic starter repos

Codepen URL starters

• Any Codepen url, ex: https://codepen.io/ionic/pen/odqCz

• Ionic Codepen Demos

Local directory starters:

• Relative or absolute path to a local directory

Command-line flags/options:

--appname, -a ....... Human readable name for the app (Use quotes around the name) 

--id, -i ............ Package name set in the <widget id> config ex: com.mycompany.myapp 

--no-cordova, -w .... Do not create an app targeted for Cordova