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Multi-language framework for cloud backends that infers infrastructure from application code and deploys to AWS, GCP, or Azure.

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What is it?

Nitric is a framework for building cloud backends where the infrastructure is declared inside the application code. You write APIs, buckets, queues, topics, key-value stores or databases directly in code, and Nitric works out the required cloud resources and the IAM permissions between them, so you do not have to hand-write Terraform or other IaC files for the common cases.

Applications are written with SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go and Dart. The deployment layer generates configuration for Pulumi or Terraform, and custom providers can be built for other automation tools. The project also includes a local development mode with a dashboard.

The project is aimed at teams that want to keep application logic portable across AWS, GCP, Azure or Kubernetes without coupling code to a specific cloud's resource model, while still having escape hatches for custom infrastructure.

Key features

  • 01Infers cloud infrastructure and IAM permissions from application code
  • 02SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go and Dart
  • 03Deploys to AWS, GCP and Azure, with Pulumi or Terraform as deployment backends
  • 04Supports custom providers for other IaC tools
  • 05Provides common resources such as APIs, buckets, queues, topics and key-value stores

Use cases

  • Building serverless APIs that need storage and messaging without writing IaC by hand
  • Keeping one application portable across multiple cloud providers
  • Prototyping cloud services with a local development environment

Quick start

  1. 1

    Install Nitric on macOS with Homebrew

    brew install nitrictech/tap/nitric
  2. 2

    On Windows, add the Nitric Scoop bucket

    scoop bucket add nitric https://github.com/nitrictech/scoop-bucket.git
  3. 3

    On Windows, install Nitric with Scoop

    scoop install nitric
  4. 4

    Start building your first app

    nitric new

Things to know

  • Installing on Linux requires running a remote install script from the README, which is not a package-manager install.
  • Infrastructure deployment supports AWS, GCP and Azure out of the box, so other clouds need custom providers.

In collections

Microservice frameworks & service infrastructure

Topics

#serverless#infrastructure-as-code#cloud-native#multi-cloud#microservices#typescript#ai#aws#azure#backend

FAQ

What is nitric?
Multi-language framework for cloud backends that infers infrastructure from application code and deploys to AWS, GCP, or Azure. Nitric is a framework for building cloud backends where the infrastructure is declared inside the application code. You write APIs, buckets, queues, topics, key-value stores or databases directly in code, and Nitric works out the required cloud resources and the IAM permissions between them, so you do not have to hand-write Terraform or other IaC files for the common cases.
Is nitric free to use? What license does it have?
nitric is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is nitric still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to nitric was on Oct 17, 2026.
What can I use nitric for?
Building serverless APIs that need storage and messaging without writing IaC by hand Keeping one application portable across multiple cloud providers Prototyping cloud services with a local development environment
How do I install nitric?
Install Nitric on macOS with Homebrew: brew install nitrictech/tap/nitric On Windows, add the Nitric Scoop bucket: scoop bucket add nitric https://github.com/nitrictech/scoop-bucket.git On Windows, install Nitric with Scoop: scoop install nitric Start building your first app: nitric new
Where can I get nitric?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric

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