About Honovel

Honovel is a lightweight, modern web framework built with Deno, TypeScript, and Hono. Inspired by the elegance and developer experience of Laravel, Honovel brings familiar conventions and powerful tools to the Deno ecosystem.

"Build modern, type-safe web applications with the speed of Deno and the familiarity of Laravel."

Why Honovel?

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Lightning Fast

Built on Deno and Hono for exceptional performance and fast cold starts

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Developer First

Familiar Laravel-like syntax with TypeScript type safety

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Batteries Included

Routing, ORM, migrations, seeders, middleware, and powerful CLI out of the box

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Cloud Ready

Deploy effortlessly to Deno Deploy with zero configuration

Core Philosophy

Honovel is built on these core principles:

Convention over Configuration — Sensible defaults with flexibility when needed
Developer Experience — Intuitive APIs and helpful error messages
Type Safety — Full TypeScript support for catching errors early
Modern Tooling — Leverage Deno's built-in formatter, linter, and test runner
Ecosystem Compatibility — Works seamlessly with existing Deno and npm packages

Key Features

Elegant Routing

Express routes with controller binding, middleware, and automatic model resolution

Eloquent-like ORM

Query builder and model relationships for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and SQL Server

Powerful CLI (Smelt)

Generate controllers, models, migrations, and more with Artisan-inspired commands

Edge Template Engine

Clean, expressive views with layouts, components, and partials

Comprehensive Middleware

Authentication, CSRF protection, CORS, rate limiting, and custom middleware support

Getting Started

Ready to build with Honovel? Start by installing Deno, then create your first project:


                    # Install Deno (if not already installed)

                    curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh


                    # Create a new Honovel project

                    deno run -A https://honovel.deno.dev/create-project myapp@latest


                    # Start the development server

                    cd myapp && deno task smelt serve

Visit the documentation for comprehensive guides and tutorials.

Built With

Deno — Secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
Hono — Ultrafast web framework for the edge
Edge.js — Powerful template engine
TypeScript — Typed JavaScript at any scale

Community & Support

Honovel is an open-source project that welcomes contributions from developers worldwide.

Get Involved

⭐ Star on GitHub
🐛 Report Issues
💬 Join discussions and share your projects
🤝 Contribute code, documentation, or examples

Creator

Throy Tower

Founder & Lead Developer

@kiratrizon

License

Honovel is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.