---
name: "Amplication Open Source Backend Generation Platform"
slug: "amplication-open-source-backend-generation-platform"
description: "Amplication is an open source developer platform for generating production-ready backend services and scaffolding from a visual workflow. This skill fits agents that need to help with service generation, codebase setup, schema-driven backend work, or self-hosted Amplication environments."
github_stars: 15988
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/amplication/amplication"
author: "amplication"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "amplication/amplication"
  github_stars: 15988
---

# Amplication Open Source Backend Generation Platform

Amplication is an open source developer platform for generating production-ready backend services and scaffolding from a visual workflow. This skill fits agents that need to help with service generation, codebase setup, schema-driven backend work, or self-hosted Amplication environments.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/amplication/amplication.git && cd amplication && npm install
- npm run setup:dev
- npm run docker:dev
- npm run docker:dev -- -d

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- To be able to start development on Amplication, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:
- Node.js
- Docker

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- To get started with Amplication, the hosted version of the product can be used. You can get started immediately at [app.amplication.com](https://app.amplication.com). After the login page, you will be guided through c...
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- Source: https://github.com/amplication/amplication
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amplication/amplication/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/amplication-open-source-backend-generation-platform/)