# Create Creates a new service in the current working directory based on the provided template. ``` serverless create --template aws-nodejs ``` ## Options - `--template` or `-t` The name of your new service. **Required**. - `--path` or `-p` The path where the service should be created. - `--name` or `-n` the name of the service in `serverless.yml`. ## Provided lifecycle events - `create:create` ## Available Templates To see a list of available templates run `serverless create --help` Most commonly used templates: - aws-nodejs - aws-python - aws-java-maven - aws-java-gradle ## Examples ### Creating a new service ``` serverless create --template aws-nodejs --name my-special-service ``` This example will generate scaffolding for a service with `AWS` as a provider and `nodejs` as runtime. The scaffolding will be generated in the current working directory. Your new service will have a default stage called `dev` and a default region inside that stage called `us-east-1`. The provider which is used for deployment later on is AWS (Amazon web services). ### Creating a named service in a (new) directory ``` serverless create --template aws-nodejs --path my-new-service ``` This example will generate scaffolding for a service with `AWS` as a provider and `nodejs` as runtime. The scaffolding will be generated in the `my-new-service` directory. This directory will be created if not present. Otherwise Serverless will use the already present directory. Additionally Serverless will rename the service according to the path you provide. In this example the service will be renamed to `my-new-service`.