diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c565d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+**/node_modules
+.git
+.tmp
+packages
+mise.toml
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e75d81..7059012 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 .gradle
 build/
 
+node_modules/
+
 # Ignore Gradle GUI config
 gradle-app.setting
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ gradle-app.setting
 *.war
 *.ear
 *.class
+mise.toml
 
 # eclipse specific git ignore
 *.pydevproject
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ ent-*
 .DS_Store
 
 #testing while in dev
+/packages
 /core/
 /plugin-interface/
 /plugin/
@@ -168,4 +172,6 @@ fabric.properties
 .idea/**/markdown-navigator/
 .idea/GitScope.xml
 
-# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/intellij
\ No newline at end of file
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/intellij
+
+app.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1815df7..0000000
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# This configuration file was automatically generated by Gitpod.
-# Please adjust to your needs (see https://www.gitpod.io/docs/config-gitpod-file)
-# and commit this file to your remote git repository to share the goodness with others.
-
-tasks:
-  - init: ./gradlew build
-  - init: docker-compose up -d
-
-
-ports:
-  - port: 3306
-    onOpen: ignore
-  - port: 5432
-    onOpen: ignore
-  
-
-
diff --git a/.idea/.name b/.idea/.name
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f59ba89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+utils.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_All_Tests.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_All_Tests.xml
index 1e04709..f1a07b2 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_All_Tests.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_All_Tests.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Run All Tests" type="ShConfigurationType">
-    <option name="SCRIPT_TEXT" value="./startTestEnv" />
+    <option name="SCRIPT_TEXT" value="./scripts/core/startTestEnv" />
     <option name="INDEPENDENT_SCRIPT_PATH" value="true" />
     <option name="SCRIPT_PATH" value="" />
     <option name="SCRIPT_OPTIONS" value="" />
diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_Core.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_Core.xml
index 49c6804..c8c403b 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_Core.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/Run_Core.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Run Core" type="ShConfigurationType">
-    <option name="SCRIPT_TEXT" value="./runCore" />
+    <option name="SCRIPT_TEXT" value="./scripts/core/runCore" />
     <option name="INDEPENDENT_SCRIPT_PATH" value="true" />
     <option name="SCRIPT_PATH" value="" />
     <option name="SCRIPT_OPTIONS" value="" />
diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Start_Testing_Environment.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Start_Testing_Environment.xml
index f8d7ef2..1d2fcf6 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/Start_Testing_Environment.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/Start_Testing_Environment.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Start Testing Environment" type="ShConfigurationType" singleton="false">
-    <option name="SCRIPT_TEXT" value="./startTestEnv --wait" />
+    <option name="SCRIPT_TEXT" value="./scripts/core/startTestEnv --wait" />
     <option name="INDEPENDENT_SCRIPT_PATH" value="true" />
     <option name="SCRIPT_PATH" value="" />
     <option name="SCRIPT_OPTIONS" value="" />
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff2133a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Ignore artifacts:
+build
+coverage
+node_modules
+packages
+
+.tmp
+.gradle
+.idea
+.vscode
diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c6632a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierrc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "printWidth": 120,
+    "tabWidth": 2,
+    "useTabs": false,
+    "singleQuote": true,
+    "trailingComma": "all",
+    "bracketSpacing": true,
+    "arrowParens": "always"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30ea136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "git.repositoryScanMaxDepth": 3
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21da5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# Contributing to SuperTokens
+
+This document provides guidelines and instructions for contributing to the project.
+
+## Project Structure
+
+The project follows a modular structure with clear separation of concerns:
+
+```
+supertokens-root/
+├── lib/                    # Code library
+│   ├── validateAppConfig.ts  # Configuration validation
+│   ├── setupSdkService.ts    # SDK service setup
+│   ├── runService.ts         # Service execution
+│   ├── createExampleApp.ts   # Example app creation
+│   └── types.ts             # Type definitions
+│
+├── scripts/                # Scripts and utilities
+│   ├── common/             # Common scripts
+│   │   ├── run.ts          # Main execution script
+│   │   └── loadModules.ts  # Module loading
+│   └── core/              # Core-specific scripts
+|                          # This was kept separate in order to preserve compatibility with previous folder structure
+│
+├── packages/              # Downloaded packages. This is where work will be done on the desired repositories. 
+|                          # These are part of .gitignore and should not be commited.
+└── .tmp/                # Temporary files and build artifacts
+                        # Contains:
+                        # - Version information
+                        # - Build outputs for example apps
+                        # - Temporary configuration files
+                        # This directory is git-ignored and should not be committed
+```
+
+## Setting Up Your Development Environment
+
+1. **Fork and Clone**
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/your-username/supertokens-root.git
+   cd supertokens-root
+   ```
+
+2. **Install Dependencies**
+   ```bash
+   npm install
+   ```
+
+3. **Configure Modules**
+   Edit `modules.txt` to include the modules you want to work with:
+   ```
+   module-name,branch-name,github-username(optional)
+   ```
+   Example:
+   ```
+   core,main
+   node,main
+   auth-react,main
+   ```
+
+4. **Load Modules**
+   ```bash
+   npm run load
+   ```
+
+## Development Workflow
+
+### 1. Creating Feature Branches
+
+Each package should checkout using the same feature branch name, as this is not managed by this repository.
+
+```bash
+git checkout -b feat/your-feature-name
+```
+
+### 2. Making Changes
+
+- Add tests for new functionality
+- Update documentation as needed
+- Ensure backward compatibility
+
+### 3. Testing Your Changes
+
+- Define app following the steps from the README.md file
+
+- Define the `start` and `test` scripts
+
+- Run the example app:
+  ```bash
+  npm start
+  ```
+- Run tests:
+  ```bash
+  npm test
+  ```
+- Test with different configurations
+- Verify backward compatibility
+
+### 4. Committing Changes
+
+- Follow conventional commit messages
+- Make sure to commit each of the packages, using the same branch name
+
+## Documentation
+
+- Update README.md for significant changes
+- Add inline documentation for complex logic
+- Keep CHANGELOG.md updated
+
+
+## Adding Support for New Modules
+
+Currently, only a predefined set of modules are supported (see README.md for the list). To add support for additional modules, you'll need to implement the following requirements:
+
+1. **Runtime Version Management**
+   - Implement version management for the module's runtime environment
+   - Use appropriate version managers (e.g., nvm for Node.js, pyenv for Python, mise for everything, etc)
+   - Ensure compatibility with different runtime versions
+
+2. **Package Dependencies**
+   - Set up linking between related packages
+
+3. **Build and Test Infrastructure**
+   - Implement necessary build and test scripts
+   - Configure start scripts for local development
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9309386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+FROM debian:12-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update  \
+    && apt-get install build-essential -y \
+    && apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install  \
+    # install any other dependencies you might need
+    git-core gpg wget curl unzip jq curl ca-certificates build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
+ENV MISE_DATA_DIR="/mise"
+ENV MISE_CONFIG_DIR="/mise"
+ENV MISE_CACHE_DIR="/mise/cache"
+ENV MISE_INSTALL_PATH="/usr/local/bin/mise"
+ENV PATH="/mise/shims:$PATH"
+# ENV MISE_VERSION="..."
+
+RUN curl https://mise.run | sh
+RUN mise --version
+RUN mise use -g node@20
+
+WORKDIR /supertokens-root
+COPY ./ .
+
+RUN rm -rf node_modules
+RUN rm -rf .git
+RUN rm -rf .tmp
+RUN rm -rf packages
+RUN rm -rf mise.toml
+RUN npm install
+RUN npm run load
+
+CMD ["npm run start"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c130cf..cf3fc01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,22 +1,114 @@
-![SuperTokens banner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/supertokens/supertokens-logo/master/images/Artboard%20%E2%80%93%2027%402x.png)
+# SuperTokens Development Environment
 
-<a href="https://supertokens.io/discord">
-<img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/603466164219281420.svg?logo=discord"
-    alt="chat on Discord"></a>
+This repository provides a unified development environment for SuperTokens repositories. It brings all supported repositories together in one place and allows running them or running apps using them (for SDK repos), making development significantly easier.
 
-## About
+## Supported Repositories
 
-This module is for development purposes of SuperTokens Community version.
+- `supertokens-core`
+- `supertokens-node`
+- `supertokens-auth-react`
+- `supertokens-web-js`
+- `supertokens-python`
+- `create-supertokens-app`
+- `dashboard`
+- `docs`
 
-## Contact us
+> Note: Support for additional repositories will be added progressively.
 
-For any queries, or support requests, please email us at team@supertokens.io, or join
-our [Discord](supertokens.io/discord) server.
+## Quick Start
 
-# Authors
+1. Add desired modules to `modules.txt`:
+   ```
+   module-name,branch-name,username(optional)
+   ```
+   Example:
+   ```
+   node,main
+   auth-react,main
+   core,main
+   ```
 
-Created with :heart: by the folks at SuperTokens.io.
+2. Run `npm run load` to:
+   - Set up core modules
+   - Set up all other modules defined in `modules.txt`
+   - Install dependencies for each module
 
-# Contribute
+3. Start services:
+   ```bash
+   npm run st -- ./app.json start
+   ```
 
-[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/from-referrer/)
+## Configuration
+
+The `app.config.json` file defines your application setup:
+
+### Basic Configuration
+```json
+{
+  "name": "String",           // Name of your app
+  "strategy": "local|docker", // Runtime strategy
+  "template": {               // Optional SDK setup
+    "firstFactors": ["emailpassword", "thirdparty", "otp-phone", "otp-email", "link-phone", "link-email"],
+    "secondFactors": ["otp-phone", "otp-email", "link-phone", "link-email", "totp"],
+    "providers": ["google", "github", "apple", "twitter"]
+  },
+  "services": []              // Service configurations
+}
+```
+
+### Service Configuration
+
+Each service requires:
+- `id`: Unique identifier
+- `module`: Service type ('core', 'node', 'python', 'auth-react', 'web-js', 'dashboard', 'docs')
+- `runtime`: 'java', 'node', or 'python'
+- `runtimeVersion`: Version string
+- `srcPath`: Relative path to source files
+- `port`: Port number (random 3000-6000 if unspecified)
+- `scripts`: Optional script name to command mappings
+
+#### Backend Services (Node/Python)
+- `coreURI`: Core service URI
+- `dashboardHost/Port`: Dashboard connection
+- `clientHost/Port`: Client connection
+- `framework`: Backend framework
+  - Node: 'express', 'koa', 'nest'
+  - Python: 'flask', 'django', 'fastapi'
+
+#### Frontend Services (auth-react/web-js)
+- `apiHost/Port`: Backend API connection
+- `framework`: Frontend framework
+  - auth-react: 'next', 'remix'
+  - web-js: 'solid', 'vue', 'angular'
+
+## Running Scripts
+
+Use the `run.ts` script with:
+```bash
+./scripts/common/run.ts ./app.json <script-name> [options]
+```
+
+> **Note**: It is recommended that all runnable services define a `start` script in their configuration, as this is the most commonly used script for running services.
+> 
+Options:
+- `--force`: Force service setup even if already configured
+
+First-time script execution will:
+- Set up all configured services
+- Create example apps
+- Link packages
+- Handle initialization
+
+> **Tip**: Use `npm start` as shorthand for `npm run st -- ./app.json start`
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+1. **Hot Reloading**: Not supported for front-end SDK due to package linking using `npm pack`
+2. **Repository Support**: Only main repositories are currently supported
+3. **Windows Support**: Not tested as Windows is not used for development
+
+## Validation Rules
+
+- Service IDs must be unique
+- Third-party authentication requires provider configuration
+- All required fields must be specified for each service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.example.json b/app.example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35ed97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{
+  "name": "supertokens-random-app",
+  "template": {
+    "firstFactors": [
+      "emailpassword",
+      "thirdparty"
+    ],
+    "providers": [
+      "google",
+      "github"
+    ]
+  },
+  "strategy": "docker",
+  "items": [
+    {
+      "id": "create-supertokens-app",
+      "target": "create-supertokens-app",
+      "scripts": {
+        "build": "npm run build-pretty"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "supertokens-web-js",
+      "target": "supertokens-web-js",
+      "scripts": {
+        "build": "npm run build-pretty"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "supertokens-auth-react",
+      "target": "supertokens-auth-react",
+      "libs": [
+        "supertokens-web-js"
+      ],
+      "scripts": {
+        "build": "npm run build-pretty"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "dashboard",
+      "target": "dashboard",
+      "scripts": {
+        "start": "export PORT=$ST_PORT && npm run start-bundle-server"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "docs",
+      "target": "docs",
+      "scripts": {
+        "start": "npm run start -- --port $ST_PORT"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "supertokens-core",
+      "target": "supertokens-core",
+      "scripts": {
+        "start": "cd ../../ && ./scripts/core/startTestEnv --wait | while read line; do echo \"$line\"; [[ \"$line\" == *\"Test environment started! Leave this script running while running tests.\"* ]] && ./scripts/core/runCore $ST_PORT; done"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "react",
+      "libs": [
+        "supertokens-auth-react"
+      ],
+      "target": "react",
+      "scripts": {
+        "start": "npm run start",
+        "test": "npm run test"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "supertokens-node",
+      "target": "express",
+      "libs": [
+        "supertokens-node"
+      ],
+      "scripts": {
+        "start": "npm run start"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a10d2f..0000000
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-version: '3'
-services:
-  supertokens_mysql_db:
-    image: mysql/mysql-server:latest
-    container_name: mysql_supertokens
-    restart: always
-    ports:
-      - "3306:3306"
-    environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_USER: root
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: supertokens
-      MYSQL_ROOT_HOST: '%'
-    deploy:
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          cpus: "0.25"
-          memory: 500M
-  supertokens_postgres_db:
-    image: postgres:12
-    container_name: postgres_supertokens
-    restart: always
-    ports:
-      - '5432:5432'
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: root
-      POSTGRES_USER: root
-      POSTGRES_DB: supertokens
-    deploy:
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          cpus: "0.25"
-          memory: 500M
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 9a0a338..436bd59 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ## Docker image for testing
 
 - the script `createPostgresqlImage.sh` here is used to create docker image with postgresql plugin.
-- Before the user runs this script, they need to start the testing env (i.e. `./startTestEnv --wait`).
+- Before the user runs this script, they need to start the testing env (i.e. `./scripts/core/startTestEnv --wait`).
 - This script can only be used for postgresql plugin. No other plugin is supported. So before running the script, make
-  sure to switch to postgresql-plugin in the `modules.txt`.
+  sure to switch to postgresql-plugin in the `./modules.txt`.
 
 ### What the script is doing?
 
diff --git a/docker/createPostgresqlImage.sh b/docker/createPostgresqlImage.sh
index 8ffb962..fcd90a5 100755
--- a/docker/createPostgresqlImage.sh
+++ b/docker/createPostgresqlImage.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ case "${dpkgArch##*-}" in
     *) OS='linux';;
 esac
 
+tmp_path=".tmp/supertokens-core"
 ## fetching the appropriate jre from github
 curl -o jre.zip -s -X GET \
 	"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/supertokens/jre/master/jre-15.0.1-${OS}.zip"
@@ -26,14 +27,14 @@ unzip jre.zip && mv jre-* jre && rm -rf jre.zip
 rm -rf __MACOSX
 
 ## copying all the necessary files and folders
-cp -r ../core core
-cp -r ../cli cli
-cp -r ../downloader downloader
-cp -r ../ee ee
-cp -r ../plugin-interface plugin-interface
-cp -r ../plugin plugin
-cp -r ../install ./
-cp -r ../version.yaml ./
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/core core
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/cli cli
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/downloader downloader
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/ee ee
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/plugin-interface plugin-interface
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/plugin plugin
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/install ./
+cp -r ../$tmp_path/version.yaml ./
 
 ## building the docker image
 docker build -t supertokens-postgresql-testing .
diff --git a/gitStatus b/gitStatus
deleted file mode 100755
index 4ff874d..0000000
--- a/gitStatus
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-prefix=`./utils/project-prefix`
-
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-NC='\033[0m' # No Color
-printf "${YELLOW}$prefix-root${NC}\n"
-git status
-
-
-# add new line char at the end in case it's not there for looping
-echo  >> modules.txt
-
-# looping
-cat modules.txt | while read line
-do
-	if [[ ! -z "$line" ]] && [[ $line != //* ]]
-	then
-		while IFS=',' read -ra ADDR; do
-			counter=0
-      		for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-      			if [ $counter == 0 ]
-      			then
-      				repo_name="$i"
-          		fi
-          		counter=$(($counter+1))
-      		done
- 		done <<< "$line"
-		
-		YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-		NC='\033[0m' # No Color
-		if [[ $repo_name != "sqlite-plugin" ]]
-		then
- 			printf "\n\n${YELLOW}$prefix-$repo_name${NC}\n"
- 			(cd $prefix-$repo_name/ && git status)
-		fi
-   	fi
-done
-
-
-# remove new line char from end for next use of this script
-printf %s "$(< modules.txt)" > modules.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/constants.ts b/lib/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d95d671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import path from 'path';
+
+export const BASE_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), '.');
+export const BASE_PACKAGES_DIR = path.join(BASE_DIR, 'packages');
+export const BASE_TMP_DIR = path.join(BASE_DIR, './.tmp');
+export const BASE_APP_DIR = path.join(BASE_TMP_DIR, 'apps');
+
+export enum ItemTarget {
+  // example app targets - they can be started directly using port and host
+  // example app python backend targets
+  Flask = 'flask',
+  FastAPI = 'fastapi',
+  Django = 'django',
+
+  // example app node backend targets
+  Express = 'express',
+  Koa = 'koa',
+  Nest = 'nest',
+
+  // example app frontend targets
+  React = 'react',
+  Solid = 'solid',
+  Vue = 'vue',
+  Angular = 'angular',
+
+  // service targets - they can be started directly using port and host
+  Docs = 'docs',
+  Dashboard = 'dashboard',
+  SupertokensCore = 'supertokens-core',
+
+  // library targets - they are only linked in example apps or services. scripts can be run on them, but not started using port and host
+  SupertokensPython = 'supertokens-python',
+  SupertokensWebJs = 'supertokens-web-js',
+  SupertokensNode = 'supertokens-node',
+  SupertokensAuthReact = 'supertokens-auth-react',
+  SupertokensCreateApp = 'create-supertokens-app',
+}
+
+export const FRONTEND_TARGETS = [ItemTarget.React, ItemTarget.Solid, ItemTarget.Vue, ItemTarget.Angular] as const;
+export const BACKEND_TARGETS = [
+  ItemTarget.Flask,
+  ItemTarget.FastAPI,
+  ItemTarget.Django,
+  ItemTarget.Express,
+  ItemTarget.Koa,
+  ItemTarget.Nest,
+] as const;
+
+export const PYTHON_RUNTIME_TARGETS = [ItemTarget.Flask, ItemTarget.FastAPI, ItemTarget.Django] as const;
+export const NODE_RUNTIME_TARGETS = [...FRONTEND_TARGETS, ItemTarget.Express, ItemTarget.Koa, ItemTarget.Nest] as const;
+
+export const LIB_TARGETS = [
+  ItemTarget.SupertokensPython,
+  ItemTarget.SupertokensWebJs,
+  ItemTarget.SupertokensNode,
+  ItemTarget.SupertokensAuthReact,
+  ItemTarget.SupertokensCreateApp,
+] as const;
+export const MODULE_TARGETS = [ItemTarget.SupertokensCore, ItemTarget.Docs, ItemTarget.Dashboard] as const;
+export const SERVICE_TARGETS = [...BACKEND_TARGETS, ...FRONTEND_TARGETS] as const;
+
+export const DEFAULT_BACKEND_TARGET = ItemTarget.Express;
+export const DEFAULT_FRONTEND_TARGET = ItemTarget.React;
diff --git a/lib/createExampleApp.ts b/lib/createExampleApp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e8226e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/createExampleApp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import path from 'path';
+import { RecipeConfig } from './types';
+import { ItemTarget } from './constants';
+
+export const createExampleApp = async (
+  params: {
+    frontendFramework: ItemTarget.React | ItemTarget.Angular | ItemTarget.Vue | ItemTarget.Solid;
+    backendFramework:
+      | ItemTarget.Express
+      | ItemTarget.Nest
+      | ItemTarget.Koa
+      | ItemTarget.FastAPI
+      | ItemTarget.Flask
+      | ItemTarget.Django;
+    apiHost: string;
+    clientHost: string;
+    apiPort: number;
+    clientPort: number;
+    coreURI?: string;
+  } & RecipeConfig,
+): Promise<string> => {
+  const appName = `app-${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 8)}`;
+
+  const cliPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'packages', 'create-supertokens-app');
+
+  const command = [
+    'npm run dev --',
+    `--frontend ${params.frontendFramework}`,
+    `--backend ${params.backendFramework}`,
+    `--firstfactors ${params.firstFactors.join(' ')}`,
+    `--secondfactors ${params.secondFactors?.join(' ') || ''}`,
+    `--providers ${params.providers?.join(' ') || ''}`,
+    `--appname ${appName}`,
+    `--apiport ${params.apiPort}`,
+    `--apihost ${params.apiHost}`,
+    `--clientport ${params.clientPort}`,
+    `--clienthost ${params.clientHost}`,
+    `--coreuri ${params.coreURI}`,
+    '--skip-install',
+  ]
+    .filter((c) => c)
+    .join(' ');
+
+  const child = exec(command, {
+    cwd: cliPath,
+  });
+
+  // we assume this always succeeds until below are fixed
+  const result = await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    let output = '';
+    let error = '';
+
+    child.stdout?.on('data', (data) => {
+      output += data;
+    });
+
+    child.stderr?.on('data', (data) => {
+      error += data;
+    });
+
+    child.on('close', async (code) => {
+      // todo this needs to be handled correctly. atm, when there is an error, it still exits with code 0
+      if (code !== 0) {
+        reject();
+      } else {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  return path.join(cliPath, appName);
+};
diff --git a/lib/getConfig.ts b/lib/getConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7a36e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/getConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { AppConfig, validateAppConfig } from './validateAppConfig';
+import { BASE_APP_DIR, BASE_TMP_DIR } from './constants';
+import path from 'path';
+
+export const getConfig = (configPath: string, force?: boolean) => {
+  const rawOriginalConfig = JSON.parse(readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8'));
+  const appDir = path.join(BASE_APP_DIR, rawOriginalConfig.name);
+
+  if (force) {
+    rmSync(appDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    mkdirSync(appDir, { recursive: true });
+  } else if (!existsSync(appDir)) {
+    mkdirSync(appDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  const cachedConfigPath = path.join(appDir, 'app.json');
+
+  if (!rawOriginalConfig.name) {
+    throw new Error('App name is required');
+  }
+
+  if (existsSync(cachedConfigPath)) {
+    return { ...(JSON.parse(readFileSync(cachedConfigPath, 'utf8')) as AppConfig), appDir };
+  } else {
+    const originalConfig = validateAppConfig(rawOriginalConfig);
+
+    writeFileSync(cachedConfigPath, JSON.stringify(originalConfig, null, 2));
+
+    return { ...originalConfig, appDir };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/getModules.ts b/lib/getModules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e149f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/getModules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+export const getModules = (path: string = 'modules.txt'): { name: string; branch: string }[] => {
+  const moduleFileContent = fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
+
+  return moduleFileContent
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter((line: string) => line.trim() && !line.startsWith('//'))
+    .map((line: string) => {
+      const [name, branch] = line.split(',');
+      return {
+        name,
+        branch,
+      };
+    });
+};
diff --git a/lib/getRunParams.ts b/lib/getRunParams.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dfc918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/getRunParams.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+export const getRunParams = () => {
+  const [configPath, script, ...flags] = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+  if (!configPath) {
+    throw new Error('App config path is required');
+  }
+
+  if (!script) {
+    throw new Error('Script name is required');
+  }
+
+  const validFlags = flags.every((flag) => flag.startsWith('--'));
+  if (!validFlags) {
+    throw new Error('All flags must start with --');
+  }
+
+  const force = flags.includes('--force');
+
+  return {
+    configPath,
+    script,
+    force,
+    flags: flags,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77ccf56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export * from './createExampleApp';
+export * from './setupSdkService';
+export * from './validateAppConfig';
+export * from './setRuntimeVersion';
+export * from './runScript';
+export * from './getConfig';
+export * from './constants';
+export * from './getRunParams';
+export * from './withError';
+export * from './log';
diff --git a/lib/log.ts b/lib/log.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af1fbd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/log.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+const colors = [
+  '\x1b[31m', // red
+  '\x1b[32m', // green
+  '\x1b[33m', // yellow
+  '\x1b[34m', // blue
+  '\x1b[35m', // magenta
+  '\x1b[36m', // cyan
+  '\x1b[91m', // Light Red
+  '\x1b[92m', // Light Green
+  '\x1b[93m', // Light Yellow
+  '\x1b[94m', // Light Blue
+  '\x1b[95m', // Light Magenta
+  '\x1b[96m', // Light Cyan
+];
+
+const colorReset = '\x1b[0m';
+
+const usedColors: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+const getColor = (id?: string) => {
+  if (!id) return colorReset;
+
+  if (usedColors[id]) return usedColors[id];
+  const usedColorValues = Object.values(usedColors);
+
+  const possibleColors = colors.reduce((acc, value) => {
+    if (usedColorValues.includes(value)) return acc;
+    else return [...acc, value];
+  }, [] as string[]);
+
+  let color = colorReset;
+  if (possibleColors.length) color = possibleColors[0];
+
+  usedColors[id] = color;
+
+  return color;
+};
+
+export const logger = (id?: string, _log?: any) => {
+  const color = getColor(id);
+
+  const loggerInstance = _log || console;
+  const getArgs = (...args: any[]) => {
+    if (id) return [color, `[${id}]`, colorReset, ...args];
+    return args;
+  };
+
+  const log = (...args: any[]) => {
+    loggerInstance.log(...getArgs(...args));
+  };
+
+  const error = (...args: any[]) => {
+    loggerInstance.error(...getArgs(...args));
+  };
+
+  const warn = (...args: any[]) => {
+    loggerInstance.warn(...getArgs(...args));
+  };
+
+  const info = (...args: any[]) => {
+    loggerInstance.info(...getArgs(...args));
+  };
+
+  const debug = (...args: any[]) => {
+    loggerInstance.debug(...getArgs(...args));
+  };
+
+  const trace = (...args: any[]) => {
+    loggerInstance.trace(...getArgs(...args));
+  };
+
+  const blank = () => {
+    loggerInstance.log();
+  };
+
+  const line = () => {
+    loggerInstance.log('--------------------------------');
+  };
+
+  return {
+    log,
+    error,
+    warn,
+    info,
+    debug,
+    trace,
+    blank,
+    line,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/runScript.ts b/lib/runScript.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177e8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/runScript.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { AppConfig } from './validateAppConfig';
+import { logger } from './log';
+
+const toConsole = (log: ReturnType<typeof logger>) => (data: string) => {
+  data
+    .toString()
+    .split('\n')
+    .forEach((line: string) => {
+      if (line) log.info(line);
+    });
+};
+const toError = (log: ReturnType<typeof logger>) => (data: string) => {
+  data
+    .toString()
+    .split('\n')
+    .forEach((line: string) => {
+      if (line) log.error(line);
+    });
+};
+
+export const runScript = async (item: {
+  id: string;
+  servicePath: string;
+  runtime: string;
+  runtimeVersion: string;
+  runScript?: string;
+  scripts?: Record<string, string>;
+  config?: any;
+  runtimeSetCommand: string;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+  host?: string;
+  port?: number;
+}) => {
+  const log = logger(item.id);
+
+  const serviceRunScript = item?.runScript && item?.scripts ? item.scripts[item.runScript] : undefined;
+  if (!serviceRunScript) return;
+
+  const availableEnvVariables: string[] = [];
+
+  const fullConfig = {
+    ...item.config,
+    host: item?.host,
+    port: item?.port,
+    id: item?.id,
+  };
+
+  const exportConfigCommand = Object.keys(fullConfig)
+    .map((key) => {
+      if (!fullConfig[key]) return '';
+
+      const exportKey = `ST_${key.replace(/(([a-z])(?=[A-Z][a-zA-Z])|([A-Z])(?=[A-Z][a-z]))/g, '$1_').toUpperCase()}`;
+
+      const envVariable = `${exportKey}=${JSON.stringify(fullConfig[key])}`;
+
+      availableEnvVariables.push(envVariable);
+
+      return `export ${envVariable}`;
+    })
+    .filter((cmd) => cmd)
+    .join(' && ');
+  const runScript = [item.runtimeSetCommand, exportConfigCommand, serviceRunScript].filter((cmd) => cmd).join(' && ');
+
+  log.info(`Starting service with`);
+  log.info(`Runtime: ${item.runtime}`);
+  log.info(`Runtime Version: ${item.runtimeVersion}`);
+  log.info(`Environment Variables: ${availableEnvVariables.join(', ')}`);
+
+  const serviceProcess = exec(runScript, {
+    cwd: item.servicePath,
+  });
+
+  // Pipe output to main process stdout/stderr with service prefix
+  serviceProcess.stdout?.on('data', toConsole(log));
+  serviceProcess.stderr?.on('data', toError(log));
+
+  return serviceProcess;
+};
diff --git a/lib/setRuntimeVersion.ts b/lib/setRuntimeVersion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be8317c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/setRuntimeVersion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+
+const usedRuntimeManagers: {
+  isUsingMise: boolean | undefined;
+  isUsingNvm: boolean | undefined;
+  isUsingAnaconda: boolean | undefined;
+  isUsingVirtualenv: boolean | undefined;
+} = {
+  isUsingMise: undefined,
+  isUsingNvm: undefined,
+  isUsingAnaconda: undefined,
+  isUsingVirtualenv: undefined,
+};
+
+const getRuntimeManagers = async () => {
+  if (usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingMise === undefined) {
+    usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingMise = await new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec('command -v mise', (error: Error | null) => {
+        if (error) {
+          resolve(false);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve(true);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingNvm === undefined) {
+    usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingNvm = await new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec('command -v nvm', (error: Error | null) => {
+        if (error) {
+          resolve(false);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve(true);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingAnaconda === undefined) {
+    usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingAnaconda = await new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec('command -v conda', (error: Error | null) => {
+        if (error) {
+          resolve(false);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve(true);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingVirtualenv === undefined) {
+    usedRuntimeManagers.isUsingVirtualenv = await new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec('command -v virtualenv', (error: Error | null) => {
+        if (error) {
+          resolve(false);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve(true);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  return usedRuntimeManagers;
+};
+
+const getNodeRuntimeSetCommand = async ({
+  runtimeVersion,
+}: {
+  runtimeVersion: string;
+  id: string;
+}): Promise<string> => {
+  // Check if nvm exists and use it to set Node version and install dependencies
+  const { isUsingMise, isUsingNvm } = await getRuntimeManagers();
+
+  let command = '';
+  if (isUsingMise) {
+    // Ensure the version exists, install if needed and use it
+    command = `mise trust && mise use node@${runtimeVersion}`;
+  } else if (isUsingNvm) {
+    command = `nvm install ${runtimeVersion} && nvm use ${runtimeVersion}`;
+  } else {
+    throw new Error('No compatible runtime manager found. Please install either mise or nvm first.');
+  }
+
+  return command;
+};
+
+const getPythonRuntimeSetCommand = async ({
+  runtimeVersion,
+  id,
+}: {
+  runtimeVersion: string;
+  id: string;
+}): Promise<string> => {
+  // Check if python is installed
+  const { isUsingAnaconda, isUsingMise } = await getRuntimeManagers();
+
+  let command = '';
+  if (isUsingMise) {
+    // Install python
+    command = `mise trust && mise use python@${runtimeVersion} && python3 -m venv .venv`;
+  } else if (isUsingAnaconda) {
+    command = `conda create -n ${id} python=${runtimeVersion}`;
+  } else {
+    throw new Error('No compatible runtime manager found. Please install either mise or conda first.');
+  }
+
+  return command;
+};
+
+export const getRuntimeSetCommand = async ({
+  runtime,
+  runtimeVersion,
+  id,
+}: {
+  id: string;
+  runtime: string;
+  runtimeVersion: string;
+}): Promise<string> => {
+  if (runtime === 'node') {
+    return await getNodeRuntimeSetCommand({ runtimeVersion, id });
+  } else if (runtime === 'python') {
+    return await getPythonRuntimeSetCommand({ runtimeVersion, id });
+  } else if (runtime === 'java') {
+    return '';
+  } else {
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported runtime: ${runtime}`);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/setupSdkService.ts b/lib/setupSdkService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a8324d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/setupSdkService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import { createExampleApp } from './createExampleApp';
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { AppConfig } from './validateAppConfig';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_FRONTEND_TARGET,
+  DEFAULT_BACKEND_TARGET,
+  FRONTEND_TARGETS,
+  BACKEND_TARGETS,
+  NODE_RUNTIME_TARGETS,
+  ItemTarget,
+  PYTHON_RUNTIME_TARGETS,
+  MODULE_TARGETS,
+  BASE_PACKAGES_DIR,
+  logger,
+  LIB_TARGETS,
+} from '../lib';
+
+export const generateSDKService = async (params: {
+  id: string;
+  target: ItemTarget;
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+  config: { apiPort?: number; apiHost?: string; clientPort?: number; clientHost?: string; coreURI?: string };
+  servicePath: string;
+  force?: boolean;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+}) => {
+  const log = logger(params.id);
+
+  // doing it like this to preserve typing
+  let frontendFramework = FRONTEND_TARGETS.find((target) => target === params.target);
+  let backendFramework = BACKEND_TARGETS.find((target) => target === params.target);
+  if (!frontendFramework && !backendFramework) {
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported service target: ${params.target}`);
+  }
+
+  const type = frontendFramework ? 'frontend' : 'backend';
+
+  if (!params.appConfig.template) {
+    throw new Error('An SDK service can only be generated if the app config contains a template');
+  }
+
+  const clientPort = frontendFramework ? params.port : params.config?.clientPort;
+  const apiPort = backendFramework ? params.port : params.config?.apiPort;
+  if (!clientPort || !apiPort) {
+    throw new Error('both clientPort and apiPort must be provided');
+  }
+
+  const clientHost = frontendFramework ? params.host : params.config?.clientHost;
+  const apiHost = backendFramework ? params.host : params.config?.apiHost;
+  if (!clientHost || !apiHost) {
+    throw new Error('both clientHost and apiHost must be provided');
+  }
+
+  // set defaults so that the createExampleApp function can be called
+  if (!frontendFramework) {
+    frontendFramework = DEFAULT_FRONTEND_TARGET;
+  }
+  if (!backendFramework) {
+    backendFramework = DEFAULT_BACKEND_TARGET;
+  }
+
+  log.info(`Creating SDK service at "${params.servicePath}"`);
+  const appDir = await createExampleApp({
+    frontendFramework,
+    backendFramework,
+    firstFactors: params.appConfig.template.firstFactors,
+    secondFactors: params.appConfig.template.secondFactors,
+    providers: params.appConfig.template.providers,
+    ...params.config,
+    clientPort,
+    apiPort,
+    clientHost,
+    apiHost,
+  });
+
+  // Copy generated files from CLI output directory to target output path
+  if (!fs.existsSync(appDir)) {
+    throw new Error(`Expected generated files at "${appDir}" but directory does not exist`);
+  }
+  if (fs.existsSync(params.servicePath) && !params.force) {
+    throw new Error(`Output path "${params.servicePath}" already exists. Set 'force: true' to overwrite.`);
+  }
+
+  if (params.force) {
+    fs.rmSync(params.servicePath, {
+      recursive: true,
+      force: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const generatedServiceOutputPath = path.join(appDir, type);
+  fs.cpSync(generatedServiceOutputPath, params.servicePath, {
+    recursive: true,
+    force: params.force || false,
+  });
+
+  fs.rmSync(appDir, {
+    recursive: true,
+    force: params.force || false,
+  });
+
+  return params.servicePath;
+};
+
+export const linkNodePackage = async ({
+  id,
+  srcPath,
+  servicePath,
+  runtimeSetCommand,
+  appConfig,
+}: {
+  id: string;
+  srcPath: string;
+  servicePath: string;
+  runtimeSetCommand: string;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+}) => {
+  const log = logger(id);
+
+  const packageName = srcPath.split('/').pop()!;
+
+  log.info(`Linking "${srcPath}" -> "${servicePath}"`);
+
+  const servicePackagePath = path.join(servicePath, 'node_modules', packageName);
+
+  // remove existing installed package
+  fs.rmSync(servicePackagePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  // and create empty directory for it
+  fs.mkdirSync(servicePackagePath, { recursive: true });
+  // create tarball
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    exec(`${runtimeSetCommand} && npm pack`, { cwd: srcPath }, (error) => {
+      if (error) {
+        reject(error);
+        return;
+      }
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+  // extract tarball
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    exec(
+      `tar -xf ${packageName}-*.tgz --strip-components=1 -C ${servicePackagePath}`,
+      {
+        cwd: srcPath,
+      },
+      (error) => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(error);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve();
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  // install dependencies
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    exec(
+      `${runtimeSetCommand} && npm install --force --omit=dev`,
+      {
+        cwd: servicePackagePath,
+      },
+      (error) => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(error);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve();
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  // clean up tarball
+  fs.rmSync(path.join(srcPath, `${packageName}-*.tgz`), { force: true });
+};
+
+const linkPythonPackage = async ({
+  srcPath,
+  servicePath,
+  runtimeSetCommand,
+  id,
+  appConfig,
+}: {
+  srcPath: string;
+  servicePath: string;
+  runtimeSetCommand: string;
+  id: string;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+}) => {
+  const log = logger(id);
+
+  log.info(`Linking "${srcPath}" -> "${servicePath}"`);
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    exec(
+      `${runtimeSetCommand} && pip install ${srcPath}`,
+      {
+        cwd: servicePath,
+      },
+      (error) => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(error);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve();
+      },
+    );
+  });
+};
+
+const setupNodeSDKService = async (params: {
+  id: string;
+  target: (typeof NODE_RUNTIME_TARGETS)[number];
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+  config: { apiPort?: number; apiHost?: string; clientPort?: number; clientHost?: string; coreURI?: string };
+  force?: boolean;
+  servicePath: string;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+  runtimeSetCommand: string;
+  libs: string[];
+}) => {
+  const shouldInstallAndGenerate = params.force || !fs.existsSync(params.servicePath);
+  if (shouldInstallAndGenerate) {
+    await generateSDKService(params);
+  }
+
+  return setupNodeItem(params);
+};
+
+const setupNodeItem = async (params: {
+  id: string;
+  target: (typeof MODULE_TARGETS | typeof LIB_TARGETS | typeof NODE_RUNTIME_TARGETS)[number];
+  force?: boolean;
+  servicePath: string;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+  runtimeSetCommand: string;
+  libs: string[];
+}) => {
+  const log = logger(params.id);
+
+  if (params.force) {
+    log.info(`Installing dependencies`);
+
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec(
+        `${params.runtimeSetCommand} && npm install`,
+        {
+          cwd: params.servicePath,
+        },
+        (error) => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(error);
+            return;
+          }
+          resolve();
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
+  // this is done everytime, as there might be changes
+  for (const lib of params.libs) {
+    await linkNodePackage({
+      ...params,
+      srcPath: path.join(BASE_PACKAGES_DIR, lib),
+    });
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+const setupPythonSDKService = async (params: {
+  id: string;
+  target: (typeof PYTHON_RUNTIME_TARGETS)[number];
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+  config: { clientPort?: number; clientHost?: string; coreURI?: string };
+  force?: boolean;
+  servicePath: string;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+  runtimeSetCommand: string;
+  libs: string[];
+}) => {
+  const log = logger(params.id);
+  const shouldInstallAndGenerate = params.force || !fs.existsSync(params.servicePath);
+  if (shouldInstallAndGenerate) {
+    await generateSDKService(params);
+
+    log.info(`Installing dependencies`);
+
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec(
+        `${params.runtimeSetCommand} && source .venv/bin/activate`,
+        {
+          cwd: params.servicePath,
+        },
+        (error) => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(error);
+            return;
+          }
+          resolve();
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec(
+        `${params.runtimeSetCommand} && pip install -r requirements.txt`,
+        {
+          cwd: params.servicePath,
+        },
+        (error) => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(error);
+            return;
+          }
+          resolve();
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
+  for (const lib of params.libs) {
+    await linkPythonPackage({
+      ...params,
+      srcPath: path.join(BASE_PACKAGES_DIR, lib),
+    });
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+export const setupTarget = async (service: {
+  id: string;
+  target: ItemTarget;
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+  config: {
+    apiPort?: number;
+    apiHost?: string;
+    clientPort?: number;
+    clientHost?: string;
+    corePort?: number;
+    coreHost?: string;
+    coreURI?: string;
+  };
+  libs: string[];
+  servicePath: string;
+  force?: boolean;
+  appConfig: AppConfig;
+  runtimeSetCommand: string;
+}) => {
+  if (NODE_RUNTIME_TARGETS.find((target) => target === service.target)) {
+    return setupNodeSDKService({ ...service, target: service.target as (typeof NODE_RUNTIME_TARGETS)[number] });
+  } else if (PYTHON_RUNTIME_TARGETS.find((target) => target === service.target)) {
+    return setupPythonSDKService({ ...service, target: service.target as (typeof PYTHON_RUNTIME_TARGETS)[number] });
+  } else if (service.target === ItemTarget.SupertokensCore) {
+    return; // nothing to be setup here. possibly later on
+  } else if (
+    MODULE_TARGETS.find((target) => target === service.target) ||
+    LIB_TARGETS.find((target) => target === service.target)
+  ) {
+    return setupNodeItem({
+      ...service,
+      target: service.target as (typeof MODULE_TARGETS | typeof LIB_TARGETS)[number],
+    });
+  } else {
+    console.warn(`Unsupported service target for "${service.id}": ${service.target}`);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/types.ts b/lib/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf0ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { AppConfig } from './validateAppConfig';
+
+export type RecipeConfig = {
+  firstFactors: NonNullable<AppConfig['template']>['firstFactors'];
+  secondFactors?: NonNullable<AppConfig['template']>['secondFactors'];
+  providers?: NonNullable<AppConfig['template']>['providers'];
+};
diff --git a/lib/validateAppConfig.ts b/lib/validateAppConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..954eb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/validateAppConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+import fs, { readSync } from 'fs';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { getModules } from './getModules';
+import { BACKEND_TARGETS, FRONTEND_TARGETS, LIB_TARGETS, MODULE_TARGETS, ItemTarget } from './constants';
+
+const allowedModules = getModules();
+
+const runtimeVersions = {
+  java: ['15.0.1'],
+  node: ['20', '21', '22'],
+  python: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12'],
+  golang: ['1.18', '1.19', '1.20', '1.21', '1.22', '1.23', '1.24'],
+};
+
+const runtimeModules = {
+  java: ['core'],
+  node: ['node', 'auth-react', 'dashboard', 'docs', 'web-js'],
+  python: ['python'],
+  golang: ['golang'],
+};
+
+const runtimeDefaultVersions = {
+  java: '15.0.1',
+  node: '18',
+  python: '3.8',
+  golang: '1.18',
+} as const;
+
+const targetRuntimes = {
+  [ItemTarget.Flask]: 'python',
+  [ItemTarget.FastAPI]: 'python',
+  [ItemTarget.Django]: 'python',
+  [ItemTarget.Express]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.Koa]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.Nest]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.React]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.Solid]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.Vue]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.Angular]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.SupertokensCore]: 'java',
+  [ItemTarget.SupertokensPython]: 'python',
+  [ItemTarget.SupertokensWebJs]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.SupertokensNode]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.SupertokensAuthReact]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.SupertokensCreateApp]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.Docs]: 'node',
+  [ItemTarget.Dashboard]: 'node',
+} as const;
+
+const portInterval = [3000, 6000];
+
+export const AppConfigSchema = z
+  .object({
+    name: z.string(),
+    strategy: z
+      .enum(['local', 'docker'])
+      .describe(
+        'Defines how the app will be run. local - will run the app locally. docker - will run the app using docker compose.',
+      ),
+    template: z
+      .object({
+        firstFactors: z
+          .array(z.enum(['emailpassword', 'thirdparty', 'otp-phone', 'otp-email', 'link-phone', 'link-email']))
+          .min(1),
+        secondFactors: z.array(z.enum(['otp-phone', 'otp-email', 'link-phone', 'link-email', 'totp'])).optional(),
+        providers: z
+          .array(z.enum(['google', 'github', 'apple', 'twitter']))
+          .optional()
+          .describe(
+            'Defines the providers that will be used for the first factors. If the first factor is not thirdparty, this will be ignored, otherwise it is mandatory to set the providers.',
+          ),
+      })
+      .refine(
+        (template) => {
+          if (!template) return true;
+
+          if (
+            template.firstFactors.includes('thirdparty') &&
+            (!template.providers || template.providers.length === 0)
+          ) {
+            return false;
+          }
+
+          return true;
+        },
+        {
+          message: 'thirdparty first factors require providers being set',
+        },
+      )
+      .describe(
+        'Defines the template for how the SDKs will be configured in the apps. It matches the inputs from the create-supertokens-app command.',
+      ),
+
+    items: z
+      .array(
+        z
+          .object({
+            id: z.string(),
+            libs: z.array(z.enum(allowedModules.map((module) => module.name) as [string, ...string[]])).optional(),
+            runtime: z.enum(['java', 'node', 'python']).optional(),
+            runtimeVersion: z
+              .string()
+              .optional()
+              .describe('The version of the runtime to use for the item. It will be automatically set.'),
+            scripts: z
+              .record(z.string(), z.string())
+              .optional()
+              .describe(
+                'The scripts that the item will have available to run. The key is the name of the script and the value is the command to run the script. A start and a build script should be provided, though they are not mandatory.',
+              ),
+          })
+          .and(
+            z.union([
+              z.object({
+                target: z.enum(LIB_TARGETS),
+              }),
+              z.object({
+                target: z.enum(MODULE_TARGETS),
+                host: z
+                  .string()
+                  .default('localhost')
+                  .describe('The host to run the service on. It will be automatically set if the service allows it.'),
+                port: z
+                  .number()
+                  .default(() => {
+                    return Math.floor(Math.random() * (portInterval[1] - portInterval[0])) + portInterval[0];
+                  })
+                  .describe('The port to run the service on. It will be automatically set if not provided.'),
+              }),
+              z.object({
+                target: z.enum(BACKEND_TARGETS),
+                host: z
+                  .string()
+                  .default('localhost')
+                  .describe('The host to run the service on. It will be automatically set if the service allows it.'),
+                port: z
+                  .number()
+                  .default(() => {
+                    return Math.floor(Math.random() * (portInterval[1] - portInterval[0])) + portInterval[0];
+                  })
+                  .describe('The port to run the service on. It will be automatically set if not provided.'),
+                config: z
+                  .object({
+                    coreURI: z.string().optional().describe('The URI of the core service.'),
+                    dashboardHost: z
+                      .string()
+                      .optional()
+                      .describe(
+                        'The host that the dashboard will be available on. If not set, this will be automatically resolved using the dashboard service (if defined and only one is present).',
+                      ),
+                    dashboardPort: z
+                      .number()
+                      .optional()
+                      .describe(
+                        'The port that the dashboard will be available on. If not set, this will be automatically resolved using the dashboard service (if defined and only one is present).',
+                      ),
+                    clientHost: z
+                      .string()
+                      .optional()
+                      .describe(
+                        'The host that the client will be available on. If not set, this will be automatically resolved using the auth-react or web-js service (if defined and only one of them is present).',
+                      ),
+                    clientPort: z
+                      .number()
+                      .optional()
+                      .describe(
+                        'The port that the client will be available on. If not set, this will be automatically resolved using the auth-react or web-js service (if defined and only one of them is present).',
+                      ),
+                  })
+                  .optional(),
+              }),
+              z.object({
+                target: z.enum(FRONTEND_TARGETS),
+                host: z
+                  .string()
+                  .default('localhost')
+                  .describe('The host to run the service on. It will be automatically set if the service allows it.'),
+                port: z
+                  .number()
+                  .default(() => {
+                    return Math.floor(Math.random() * (portInterval[1] - portInterval[0])) + portInterval[0];
+                  })
+                  .describe('The port to run the service on. It will be automatically set if not provided.'),
+                config: z
+                  .object({
+                    apiHost: z
+                      .string()
+                      .optional()
+                      .describe(
+                        'The host that the API will be available on. If not set, this will be automatically resolved using the node or python service (if defined and only one is present).',
+                      ),
+                    apiPort: z
+                      .number()
+                      .optional()
+                      .describe(
+                        'The port that the API will be available on. If not set, this will be automatically resolved using the node or python service (if defined and only one is present).',
+                      ),
+                  })
+                  .optional(),
+              }),
+            ]),
+          ),
+      )
+      .min(1)
+      .refine(
+        (items) => {
+          const itemIds = items.map((item) => item.id);
+          return new Set(itemIds).size === itemIds.length;
+        },
+        {
+          message: 'Item IDs must be unique',
+        },
+      ),
+  })
+  .transform((appConfig) => {
+    const coreServices = appConfig.items.filter((item) => item.target === ItemTarget.SupertokensCore);
+
+    const backendServices = appConfig.items.filter((item) =>
+      (BACKEND_TARGETS as unknown as string[]).includes(item.target),
+    );
+    const frontendServices = appConfig.items.filter((item) =>
+      (FRONTEND_TARGETS as unknown as string[]).includes(item.target),
+    );
+    const docsServices = appConfig.items.filter((item) => item.target === ItemTarget.Docs);
+    const dashboardServices = appConfig.items.filter((item) => item.target === ItemTarget.Dashboard);
+
+    let baseSdkServiceConfig = {};
+    if (coreServices.length === 1) {
+      baseSdkServiceConfig = {
+        // assume is localhost
+        // @ts-ignore
+        coreURI: `http://${coreServices[0].host}:${coreServices[0].port}`,
+      };
+    } else if (coreServices.length > 1) {
+      console.warn('Multiple core services found, you will need to set the coreURI manually for the SDK services');
+    }
+
+    // set the dashboard host and port for the SDK services
+    if (dashboardServices.length === 1) {
+      baseSdkServiceConfig = {
+        ...baseSdkServiceConfig,
+        // assume is localhost
+        // @ts-ignore
+        dashboardHost: dashboardServices[0].host,
+        // @ts-ignore
+        dashboardPort: dashboardServices[0].port,
+      };
+    } else if (dashboardServices.length > 1) {
+      console.warn(
+        'Multiple dashboard services found, you will need to set the dashboardHost and dashboardPort manually for the SDK services',
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (frontendServices.length === 1) {
+      baseSdkServiceConfig = {
+        ...baseSdkServiceConfig,
+        // @ts-ignore
+        clientHost: frontendServices[0].host,
+        // @ts-ignore
+        clientPort: frontendServices[0].port,
+      };
+    } else if (frontendServices.length > 1) {
+      console.warn(
+        'Multiple auth-react or web-js services found, you will need to set the clientHost and clientPort manually for the SDK services',
+      );
+    }
+
+    let baseClientServiceConfig = {};
+    if (backendServices.length === 1) {
+      baseClientServiceConfig = {
+        // assume is localhost
+        // @ts-ignore
+        apiHost: backendServices[0].host,
+        // @ts-ignore
+        apiPort: backendServices[0].port,
+      };
+    } else if (backendServices.length > 1) {
+      console.warn(
+        'Multiple node or python services found, you will need to set the apiHost and apiPort manually for the client services',
+      );
+    }
+
+    // mutations are bad, but it would be complicated to do this without mutating the original appConfig
+    for (let index = 0; index < appConfig.items.length; index += 1) {
+      if (BACKEND_TARGETS.includes(appConfig.items[index].target as any)) {
+        (appConfig.items[index] as any).config = {
+          ...baseSdkServiceConfig,
+          ...(appConfig.items[index] as any).config,
+        };
+      }
+
+      if (FRONTEND_TARGETS.includes(appConfig.items[index].target as any)) {
+        (appConfig.items[index] as any).config = {
+          ...baseClientServiceConfig,
+          ...(appConfig.items[index] as any).config,
+        };
+      }
+
+      if (!appConfig.items[index].runtime) {
+        const targetRuntime = targetRuntimes[appConfig.items[index].target];
+        if (!targetRuntime) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `No runtime found for target: ${appConfig.items[index].target}. Please set the runtime manually.`,
+          );
+        }
+        appConfig.items[index].runtime = targetRuntime;
+      }
+
+      if (!appConfig.items[index].runtimeVersion) {
+        const targetRuntimeVersion = runtimeDefaultVersions[appConfig.items[index].runtime!];
+        if (!targetRuntimeVersion) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `No runtime version found for runtime: ${appConfig.items[index].runtime}. Please set the runtime version manually.`,
+          );
+        }
+        appConfig.items[index].runtimeVersion = targetRuntimeVersion;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return appConfig;
+  });
+
+export type AppConfig = z.infer<typeof AppConfigSchema> & {
+  items: (z.infer<typeof AppConfigSchema>['items'][number] & {
+    runtime: string;
+    runtimeVersion: string;
+  })[];
+};
+
+export const validateAppConfig = (appConfig: AppConfig) => {
+  const result = AppConfigSchema.safeParse(appConfig);
+
+  if (!result.success) {
+    const messages = result.error.issues.map((issue) => {
+      return `${issue.path.join('.')}: ${issue.message}`;
+    });
+
+    throw new Error(`Invalid app config\n${messages.join('\n')}`);
+  }
+
+  return result.data as AppConfig;
+};
diff --git a/lib/withError.ts b/lib/withError.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..945a1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/withError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export const withError = async (fn: () => Promise<any>) => {
+  try {
+    await fn();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log();
+
+    if (error instanceof Error) {
+      console.error(error.name, error.message, error.stack);
+    } else {
+      console.error(error);
+    }
+
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/loadModules b/loadModules
deleted file mode 100755
index 81fdde0..0000000
--- a/loadModules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# ignore changes to these two files
-git update-index --skip-worktree modules.txt
-git update-index --skip-worktree settings.gradle
-git update-index --skip-worktree .idea/runConfigurations/CLI_Main.xml
-git update-index --skip-worktree .idea/compiler.xml
-git update-index --skip-worktree .idea/vcs.xml
-
-
-prefix=`./utils/project-prefix`
-
-url=https://bitbucket.org/vrai-labs
-if [[ $1 = "--ssh" ]]
-then
-  url=git@bitbucket.org:vrai-labs
-fi
-
-if [ $prefix == "supertokens" ]; then
-	url=https://github.com/
-	if [[ $1 = "--ssh" ]]; then
-		url=git@github.com:
-	fi
-fi
-
-# clear settings.gradle
-> settings.gradle
-
-echo "include 'supertokens-core:cli'" >> settings.gradle
-echo "include 'supertokens-core:downloader'" >> settings.gradle
-echo "include 'supertokens-core:ee'" >> settings.gradle
-
-# add new line char at the end in case it's not there for looping
-echo  >> modules.txt
-
-# looping
-cat modules.txt | while read line
-do
-	if [[ ! -z "$line" ]] && [[ $line != //* ]]
-	then
-		while IFS=',' read -ra ADDR; do
-			counter=0
-			user_name=supertokens
-      		for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-				if [ $counter == 0 ];
-				 then
-					repo_name="$i"
-				else
-					if [ $counter == 1 ];
-					 then
-						branch="$i"
-					else
-						user_name="$i"
-					fi
-          		fi
-          		counter=$(($counter+1))
-      		done
- 		done <<< "$line"
- 		
- 		# we now have $repo_name and $branch and $user_name if exists for that repo
-
- 		if [[ $repo_name != "sqlite-plugin" ]]
- 		then
-      git clone --branch $branch $url$user_name/$prefix-$repo_name.git
-
-      cp ./utils/pre-commit $prefix-$repo_name/.git/hooks/
-
-      cp ./utils/addDevTag $prefix-$repo_name/addDevTag
-      cp ./utils/addReleaseTag $prefix-$repo_name/addReleaseTag
-
-      echo "include '$prefix-$repo_name'" >> settings.gradle
-    fi
-
-  fi
-done
-
-
-# remove new line char from end for next use of this script
-printf %s "$(< modules.txt)" > modules.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules.example.txt b/modules.example.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7277d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.example.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// put module name like <module name>,<branch name>,<github username>(if contributing with a forked repository) and then call ./loadModules script
+supertokens-core,master
+supertokens-plugin-interface,master
+supertokens-sqlite-plugin,master
+supertokens-node,20.1
+supertokens-python,master
+supertokens-auth-react,master
+supertokens-web-js,master
+docs,master
+dashboard,master
+create-supertokens-app,master
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62e83d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,532 @@
+{
+  "name": "supertokens-root",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 2,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "supertokens-root",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "^22.14.0",
+        "chalk": "^5.4.1",
+        "prettier": "3.5.3",
+        "simple-git": "^3.27.0",
+        "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+        "tslib": "^2.8.1",
+        "typescript": "^5.8.3",
+        "zod": "^3.24.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@cspotcode/source-map-support": {
+      "version": "0.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@cspotcode/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IchNf6dN4tHoMFIn/7OE8LWZ19Y6q/67Bmf6vnGREv8RSbBVb9LPJxEcnwrcwX6ixSvaiGoomAUvu4YSxXrVgw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/trace-mapping": "0.3.9"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/resolve-uri": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/resolve-uri/-/resolve-uri-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bRISgCIjP20/tbWSPWMEi54QVPRZExkuD9lJL+UIxUKtwVJA8wW1Trb1jMs1RFXo1CBTNZ/5hpC9QvmKWdopKw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": {
+      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gv3ZRaISU3fjPAgNsriBRqGWQL6quFx04YMPW/zD8XMLsU32mhCCbfbO6KZFLjvYpCZ8zyDEgqsgf+PwPaM7GQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/trace-mapping": {
+      "version": "0.3.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3Belt6tdc8bPgAtbcmdtNJlirVoTmEb5e2gC94PnkwEW9jI6CAHUeoG85tjWP5WquqfavoMtMwiG4P926ZKKuQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/resolve-uri": "^3.0.3",
+        "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.10"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@kwsites/file-exists": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@kwsites/file-exists/-/file-exists-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m9/5YGR18lIwxSFDwfE3oA7bWuq9kdau6ugN4H2rJeyhFQZcG9AgSHkQtSD15a8WvTgfz9aikZMrKPHvbpqFiw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^4.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@kwsites/promise-deferred": {
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+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
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+        "debug": "^4.3.5"
+      }
+    },
+    "ts-node": {
+      "version": "10.9.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.9.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-f0FFpIdcHgn8zcPSbf1dRevwt047YMnaiJM3u2w2RewrB+fob/zePZcrOyQoLMMO7aBIddLcQIEK5dYjkLnGrQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@cspotcode/source-map-support": "^0.8.0",
+        "@tsconfig/node10": "^1.0.7",
+        "@tsconfig/node12": "^1.0.7",
+        "@tsconfig/node14": "^1.0.0",
+        "@tsconfig/node16": "^1.0.2",
+        "acorn": "^8.4.1",
+        "acorn-walk": "^8.1.1",
+        "arg": "^4.1.0",
+        "create-require": "^1.1.0",
+        "diff": "^4.0.1",
+        "make-error": "^1.1.1",
+        "v8-compile-cache-lib": "^3.0.1",
+        "yn": "3.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "tslib": {
+      "version": "2.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oJFu94HQb+KVduSUQL7wnpmqnfmLsOA/nAh6b6EH0wCEoK0/mPeXU6c3wKDV83MkOuHPRHtSXKKU99IBazS/2w==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "typescript": {
+      "version": "5.8.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.8.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-p1diW6TqL9L07nNxvRMM7hMMw4c5XOo/1ibL4aAIGmSAt9slTE1Xgw5KWuof2uTOvCg9BY7ZRi+GaF+7sfgPeQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "undici-types": {
+      "version": "6.21.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-6.21.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iwDZqg0QAGrg9Rav5H4n0M64c3mkR59cJ6wQp+7C4nI0gsmExaedaYLNO44eT4AtBBwjbTiGPMlt2Md0T9H9JQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "v8-compile-cache-lib": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-compile-cache-lib/-/v8-compile-cache-lib-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wa7YjyUGfNZngI/vtK0UHAN+lgDCxBPCylVXGp0zu59Fz5aiGtNXaq3DhIov063MorB+VfufLh3JlF2KdTK3xg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "yn": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "zod": {
+      "version": "3.24.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.24.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lY7CDW43ECgW9u1TcT3IoXHflywfVqDYze4waEz812jR/bZ8FHDsl7pFQoSZTz5N+2NqRXs8GBwnAwo3ZNxqhQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19f565a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "name": "supertokens-root",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "![SuperTokens banner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/supertokens/supertokens-logo/master/images/Artboard%20%E2%80%93%2027%402x.png)",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "./scripts/common/run.ts ./app.json test",
+    "start-clean": "./scripts/common/run.ts ./app.json start --force",
+    "start": "./scripts/common/run.ts ./app.json start",
+    "build": "./scripts/common/run.ts ./app.json build",
+    "load": "./scripts/common/loadModules.ts --force"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-root.git"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-root/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-root#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.14.0",
+    "chalk": "^5.4.1",
+    "prettier": "3.5.3",
+    "simple-git": "^3.27.0",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+    "tslib": "^2.8.1",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.3",
+    "zod": "^3.24.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/runCore b/runCore
deleted file mode 100755
index 5842e61..0000000
--- a/runCore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ ! -f .testEnvRunning ]
-then
-    echo -e "\x1b[31m\nPlease execute \x1b[1;3m./startTestEnv --wait \x1b[0m\x1b[31mand run this script again\x1b[0m\n"
-    exit 1;
-fi
-cp ./temp/config.yaml .
-
-classpath="./core/*:./plugin-interface/*:./ee/*"
-
-if which cygpath > /dev/null; then # Convert path to Windows-style if using Git Bash
-  classpath="$(cygpath -C ANSI -w -p "${classpath}")"
-fi
-
-java -classpath "${classpath}" io.supertokens.Main ./ DEV
diff --git a/scripts/common/loadModules.ts b/scripts/common/loadModules.ts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..616c4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/common/loadModules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ts-node
+
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
+import { simpleGit as git, CloneOptions } from 'simple-git';
+import { logger } from '../../lib';
+import { appendFileSync, cpSync, existsSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+
+const PACKAGES_PATH = './packages';
+const MODULES_TO_SKIP = ['supertokens-sqlite-plugin'];
+
+const prepLine = (line: string) => line.trim();
+
+const isComment = (line: string) => line.startsWith('//');
+
+const isEmpty = (line: string) => !line;
+
+const isSkippedModule = (line: string) =>
+  MODULES_TO_SKIP.reduce((acc, module) => acc || line.startsWith(module), false);
+
+const mapLineToModuleParts = (line: string) => {
+  const [module, branch, username] = line.split(',').map((part) => part.trim());
+  return { module, branch, username } as { module: string; branch: string; username: string };
+};
+
+const getRepoPath = (module: string, _username?: string) => {
+  const basePath = 'git@github.com:';
+  const usernamePath = _username ?? 'supertokens';
+  const repoName = module;
+
+  return `${basePath}${usernamePath}/${repoName}.git`;
+};
+
+const force = process.argv.includes('--force');
+async function main() {
+  const log = logger();
+
+  try {
+    if (!force && existsSync(`${PACKAGES_PATH}`)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `${PACKAGES_PATH} already exists. Please remove it before running the script or use --force flag`,
+      );
+    } else if (force) {
+      log.info(`Removing ${PACKAGES_PATH}...`);
+      rmSync(`${PACKAGES_PATH}`, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+
+    log.info(`Loading modules...`);
+
+    let modulesProcessed = 0;
+
+    const modulesFile = await fs.readFile('modules.txt', 'utf8');
+    const lines = modulesFile.split('\n');
+
+    log.line();
+    for await (const l of lines) {
+      const line = prepLine(l);
+      if (isEmpty(line)) continue;
+      if (isComment(line)) continue;
+      if (isSkippedModule(line)) continue;
+
+      const { module, branch, username } = mapLineToModuleParts(line);
+
+      const log = logger(module);
+
+      log.warn(`Loading module`);
+
+      const repoPath = getRepoPath(module);
+      const destinationPath = `${PACKAGES_PATH}/${module}`;
+
+      log.info(`Cloning module "${repoPath}" -> "${destinationPath}"`);
+
+      try {
+        await git().clone(repoPath, destinationPath, {
+          '--branch': branch,
+          '--no-tags': null,
+        } as CloneOptions);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof Error) {
+          log.error(error.message);
+        } else {
+          log.error(error);
+        }
+        log.line();
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Process the module info
+      if (username) {
+        log.info(`Using fork from user "${username}"`);
+      }
+
+      if (module === 'supertokens-core') {
+        log.info(`Setting up`);
+
+        if (existsSync(`${PACKAGES_PATH}/settings.gradle`)) {
+          rmSync(`${PACKAGES_PATH}/settings.gradle`);
+        }
+
+        cpSync('./scripts/core/assets', PACKAGES_PATH, { recursive: true });
+
+        writeFileSync(
+          `${PACKAGES_PATH}/settings.gradle`,
+          `include 'supertokens-core:cli'\ninclude 'supertokens-core:downloader'\ninclude 'supertokens-core:ee'\n`,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (module === 'supertokens-plugin-interface' || module === 'supertokens-core') {
+        cpSync('./scripts/core/assets/pre-commit', `${PACKAGES_PATH}/${module}/.git/hooks/pre-commit`, {
+          recursive: true,
+        });
+        cpSync('./scripts/core/assets/addDevTag', `${PACKAGES_PATH}/${module}/addDevTag`, { recursive: true });
+        cpSync('./scripts/core/assets/addReleaseTag', `${PACKAGES_PATH}/${module}/addReleaseTag`, { recursive: true });
+
+        appendFileSync(`${PACKAGES_PATH}/settings.gradle`, `include '${module}'\n`);
+      }
+
+      if (
+        module === 'supertokens-node' ||
+        module === 'supertokens-auth-react' ||
+        module === 'create-supertokens-app' ||
+        module === 'dashboard' ||
+        module === 'docs'
+      ) {
+        log.info(`Setting up`);
+        try {
+          await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+            exec(
+              'npm install',
+              {
+                cwd: destinationPath,
+              },
+              (error) => {
+                if (error) {
+                  reject(error);
+                  return;
+                }
+                resolve();
+              },
+            );
+          });
+          log.info(`Successfully installed dependencies`);
+        } catch (error) {
+          log.error('Failed to install dependencies');
+          log.error(error);
+        }
+      }
+      modulesProcessed += 1;
+
+      log.line();
+    }
+
+    log.info(`Loaded ${modulesProcessed} modules`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.error('Error processing modules');
+    log.error(error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+main();
diff --git a/scripts/common/run.ts b/scripts/common/run.ts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f9c93bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/common/run.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ts-node
+
+import { existsSync } from 'fs';
+import {
+  setupTarget,
+  runScript,
+  getConfig,
+  AppConfig,
+  getRuntimeSetCommand,
+  getRunParams,
+  BASE_PACKAGES_DIR,
+  MODULE_TARGETS,
+  PYTHON_RUNTIME_TARGETS,
+  LIB_TARGETS,
+  SERVICE_TARGETS,
+  withError,
+  logger,
+} from '../../lib';
+import path from 'path';
+import { exec, spawn } from 'child_process';
+
+withError(async () => {
+  const { configPath, script, force } = getRunParams();
+
+  const appConfig = getConfig(configPath, force);
+  const log = logger();
+
+  const itemsToRun: (AppConfig['items'][number] & {
+    runtimeSetCommand: string;
+    servicePath: string;
+    process?: ReturnType<typeof spawn>;
+  })[] = [];
+
+  for await (const service of appConfig.items) {
+    log.warn('Setting up');
+
+    const isServiceTarget = SERVICE_TARGETS.includes(service.target as any);
+    const isModuleTarget = MODULE_TARGETS.includes(service.target as any);
+    const isLibTarget = LIB_TARGETS.includes(service.target as any);
+
+    if (!isServiceTarget && !isModuleTarget && !isLibTarget) {
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported service target: ${service.target}`);
+    }
+
+    let servicePath: string;
+    if (isLibTarget || isModuleTarget) {
+      servicePath = path.join(BASE_PACKAGES_DIR, service.target);
+    } else {
+      servicePath = path.join(appConfig.appDir, service.id);
+    }
+
+    const runtimeSetCommand = await getRuntimeSetCommand(service);
+
+    await setupTarget({
+      ...service,
+      // @ts-ignore
+      host: service.host!,
+      // @ts-ignore
+      port: service.port!,
+      libs: service.libs || [],
+      // @ts-ignore
+      config: service.config || {},
+      servicePath,
+      runtimeSetCommand,
+      appConfig,
+      force,
+    });
+
+    itemsToRun.push({
+      ...service,
+      runtimeSetCommand,
+      servicePath,
+    });
+
+    log.blank();
+  }
+  log.blank();
+
+  log.info(`Running "${script}"`);
+
+  for (const item of itemsToRun) {
+    item.process = await runScript({
+      ...item,
+      appConfig,
+      runScript: script,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Handle cleanup when main process exits
+  const cleanup = () => {
+    for (const item of itemsToRun) {
+      if (!item.process) continue;
+
+      const log = logger(item.id);
+      try {
+        item.process?.kill();
+        log.warn(`Stopped service`);
+      } catch (err) {
+        log.error(`Failed to stop service`, err);
+      }
+
+      if (PYTHON_RUNTIME_TARGETS.includes(item.target as any)) {
+        try {
+          if (existsSync(path.join(item.servicePath, '.venv'))) {
+            log.info(`Deactivating venv`);
+
+            // Handle venv deactivation
+            exec('deactivate', { cwd: item.servicePath });
+            // @ts-ignore
+          } else if (process.env.CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV) {
+            log.info(`Deactivating conda env`);
+
+            // Handle conda deactivation
+            exec('conda deactivate', { cwd: item.servicePath });
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          log.error(`Failed to deactivate Python environment`, err);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    process.exit();
+  };
+
+  process.on('SIGINT', cleanup);
+  process.on('SIGTERM', cleanup);
+});
diff --git a/utils/addDevTag b/scripts/core/assets/addDevTag
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/addDevTag
rename to scripts/core/assets/addDevTag
diff --git a/utils/addReleaseTag b/scripts/core/assets/addReleaseTag
similarity index 98%
rename from utils/addReleaseTag
rename to scripts/core/assets/addReleaseTag
index 38591ef..66325d5 100755
--- a/utils/addReleaseTag
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/addReleaseTag
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ branch_name=${branch_name##refs/heads/}
 
 git fetch --prune --prune-tags
 
-password=`cat ../apiPassword`
+password=`cat ../../apiPassword`
 
 # get current package type
 if [[ `pwd` == *-core ]]
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ else
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-releasePassword=`cat ../releasePassword`
+releasePassword=`cat ../../releasePassword`
 
 # now we call the patch API to make it release mode
 if [[ $packageType == "core" ]]
diff --git a/build.gradle b/scripts/core/assets/build.gradle
similarity index 100%
rename from build.gradle
rename to scripts/core/assets/build.gradle
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/scripts/core/assets/gradle.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from gradle.properties
rename to scripts/core/assets/gradle.properties
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/scripts/core/assets/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
similarity index 100%
rename from gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
rename to scripts/core/assets/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/scripts/core/assets/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
rename to scripts/core/assets/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
diff --git a/gradlew b/scripts/core/assets/gradlew
similarity index 100%
rename from gradlew
rename to scripts/core/assets/gradlew
diff --git a/utils/pre-commit b/scripts/core/assets/pre-commit
similarity index 96%
rename from utils/pre-commit
rename to scripts/core/assets/pre-commit
index 805d55a..b8228cd 100755
--- a/utils/pre-commit
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/pre-commit
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ else
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-(cd ../ && ./gradlew editorconfigCheck < /dev/null)
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew editorconfigCheck < /dev/null)
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
 then
   printf "${RED}Linting FAILED, please run './gradlew editorconfigFormat' in supertokens-root or the 'Lint' run configuration in IntelliJ IDEA${NC}\n"
diff --git a/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-cli b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-cli
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5aa4f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-cli
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+
+exitIfNeeded () {
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+prefix=`(cd ../../../ && $utils_path/project-prefix)`
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:cli:clean < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:cli:build -x test < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:cli:copyJars < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+	rm -rf ./jar/*
+	cp ./build/libs/* ./jar
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-downloader b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-downloader
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..96f423c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-downloader
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+
+exitIfNeeded () {
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+prefix=`(cd ../../../ && $utils_path/project-prefix)`
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:downloader:clean < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:downloader:build -x test < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:downloader:copyJars < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+	rm -rf ./jar/*
+	cp ./build/libs/* ./jar
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-ee b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-ee
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..049caa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-ee
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+
+exitIfNeeded () {
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+prefix=`(cd ../../../ && $utils_path/project-prefix)`
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:ee:clean < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:ee:build -x test < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:ee:copyJars < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+	rm -rf ./jar/*
+	cp ./build/libs/* ./jar
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-supertokens-core b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-supertokens-core
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4146fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-supertokens-core
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+
+exitIfNeeded () {
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+prefix=`(cd ../../ && $utils_path/project-prefix)`
+echo "--------------------------------"	
+echo "prefix: $prefix"
+echo "--------------------------------"
+
+(cd ../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:clean < /dev/null)
+
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:build -x test < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-core:copyJars < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+	rm -rf ./jar/*
+	cp ./build/libs/* ./jar
+fi
+
+(cd ./cli/ && ./runBuild "$@")
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
+then
+    echo "Failed to build"
+	exit 1
+fi
+(cd ./downloader/ && ./runBuild "$@")
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
+then
+    echo "Failed to build"
+	exit 1
+fi
+(cd ./ee/ && ./runBuild "$@")
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
+then
+    echo "Failed to build"
+	exit 1
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-supertokens-plugin-interface b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-supertokens-plugin-interface
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..86eb667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/runBuild-supertokens-plugin-interface
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+
+exitIfNeeded () {
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+prefix=`(cd ../../ && $utils_path/project-prefix)`
+(cd ../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-plugin-interface:clean < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-plugin-interface:build -x test < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+(cd ../ && ./gradlew :$prefix-plugin-interface:copyJars < /dev/null)
+
+exitIfNeeded
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+	rm -rf ./jar/*
+	cp ./build/libs/* ./jar
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/core/assets/settings.gradle b/scripts/core/assets/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6ff503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/assets/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+include 'supertokens-core:cli'
+include 'supertokens-core:downloader'
+include 'supertokens-core:ee'
+include 'supertokens-core'
+include 'supertokens-plugin-interface'
diff --git a/utils/cleanTestEnv b/scripts/core/cleanTestEnv
similarity index 58%
rename from utils/cleanTestEnv
rename to scripts/core/cleanTestEnv
index 87bb45e..bae3c74 100755
--- a/utils/cleanTestEnv
+++ b/scripts/core/cleanTestEnv
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 usage="Usage: cleanTestEnv [--help] [ [--cicd] | [--local] ] [--silent]"
 cicd=false
 silent=false
+tmp_path=".tmp/supertokens-core"
 
 # Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/33826763/11827673
 while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
@@ -16,16 +17,17 @@ while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
   shift
 done
 
-rm -rf core
-rm -rf plugin-interface
-rm -rf plugin
-rm -rf cli
-rm -rf downloader
-rm -rf ee
-rm version.yaml
-rm -rf temp
-rm install
-rm install.bat
-rm LICENSE.md
-rm .testEnvRunning
+rm -rf $tmp_path/core
+rm -rf $tmp_path/plugin-interface
+rm -rf $tmp_path/plugin
+rm -rf $tmp_path/cli
+rm -rf $tmp_path/downloader
+rm -rf $tmp_path/ee
+rm -rf $tmp_path/version.yaml
+rm -rf $tmp_path/config.yaml
+rm -rf $tmp_path/install
+rm -rf $tmp_path/install.bat
+rm -rf $tmp_path/LICENSE.md
+rm -rf $tmp_path/.testEnvRunning
+
 [[ $silent = false ]] && echo "Testing environment destroyed."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/core/createConfigFileForTesting b/scripts/core/createConfigFileForTesting
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..08d4b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/createConfigFileForTesting
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+packages_path="./packages"
+prefix=`$utils_path/project-prefix`
+tmp_path=".tmp/supertokens-core"
+touch $tmp_path/config_temp.yaml
+
+
+# add new line char at the end in case it's not there for looping
+echo  >> ./modules.txt
+
+# looping
+cat ./modules.txt | while read line
+do
+	if [[ ! -z "$line" ]] && [[ $line != //* ]]
+	then
+		while IFS=',' read -ra ADDR; do
+			counter=0
+      		for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
+      			if [ $counter == 0 ]
+      			then
+      				repo_name="$i"
+          		fi
+          		counter=$(($counter+1))
+      		done
+ 		done <<< "$line"
+
+		# the rest of the modules are handled in loadModules.ts
+		if [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-sqlite-plugin" ]] && [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-core" ]] && [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-plugin-interface" ]]
+		then
+			continue
+		fi
+ 		
+ 		dir_name=$repo_name
+ 		
+ 		# populate config file
+ 		
+ 		if [[ $dir_name = *"-core" ]]
+ 		then
+ 			cat $packages_path/$dir_name/devConfig.yaml >> $tmp_path/config_temp.yaml
+ 			echo "" >> $tmp_path/config_temp.yaml
+ 			echo "" >> $tmp_path/config_temp.yaml
+ 		elif [[ $dir_name = *"-plugin-interface" ]]
+ 		then
+ 			continue=1
+ 		elif [[ $repo_name != "sqlite-plugin" ]]
+        then
+ 			cat $packages_path/$dir_name/devConfig.yaml >> $tmp_path/config_temp.yaml
+ 			`echo ""` >> $tmp_path/config_temp.yaml
+ 		fi
+   	fi
+done
+
+# remove new line char from end for next use of this script
+printf %s "$(< ./modules.txt)" > ./modules.txt
+
+mv $tmp_path/config_temp.yaml $tmp_path/config.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/core/modules.txt b/scripts/core/modules.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eb0aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/modules.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// put module name like <module name>,<branch name>,<github username>(if contributing with a forked repository) and then call ./loadModules script
+core,master
+plugin-interface,master
+sqlite-plugin,master
diff --git a/utils/project-prefix b/scripts/core/project-prefix
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/project-prefix
rename to scripts/core/project-prefix
diff --git a/scripts/core/runCore b/scripts/core/runCore
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d777ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/runCore
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+tmp_path=".tmp/supertokens-core"
+
+if [ ! -f $tmp_path/.testEnvRunning ]
+then
+    echo -e "\x1b[31m\nPlease execute \x1b[1;3m./scripts/core/startTestEnv --wait \x1b[0m\x1b[31mand run this script again\x1b[0m\n"
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+classpath="$tmp_path/core/*:$tmp_path/plugin-interface/*:$tmp_path/ee/*"
+
+if which cygpath > /dev/null; then # Convert path to Windows-style if using Git Bash
+  classpath="$(cygpath -C ANSI -w -p "${classpath}")"
+fi
+
+port="port=$1"
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  port=""
+fi
+
+java -classpath "${classpath}" io.supertokens.Main $tmp_path DEV $port
diff --git a/scripts/core/setupTestEnv b/scripts/core/setupTestEnv
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..98cc9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/setupTestEnv
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+usage="Usage: setupTestEnvLocal [--help] [ [--cicd] | [--local] ]"
+cicd=false
+packages_path="./packages"
+tmp_path=".tmp/supertokens-core"
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+# Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/33826763/11827673
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    -h|--help)   echo "$usage"; exit ;;
+    -c|--cicd)   cicd=true   ;;
+    -l|--local)  cicd=false  ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown parameter passed: $1"; echo "$usage"; exit 1 ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+# load version and jars
+# setup jars, dependencies and version
+
+(cd $packages_path && ./gradlew clean)
+
+echo "--------------------------------"
+pwd
+echo "--------------------------------"
+mkdir -p $tmp_path
+touch $tmp_path/version_temp.yaml
+prefix=`$utils_path/project-prefix`
+
+# add new line char at the end in case it's not there for looping
+echo  >> ./modules.txt
+
+
+
+# looping
+cat ./modules.txt | while read line
+do
+	if [[ ! -z "$line" ]] && [[ $line != //* ]]
+	then
+		while IFS=',' read -ra ADDR; do
+			counter=0
+      		for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
+      			if [ $counter == 0 ]
+      			then
+      				repo_name="$i"
+          		fi
+          		counter=$(($counter+1))
+      		done
+ 		done <<< "$line"
+
+		# the rest of the modules are handled in loadModules.ts
+		if [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-sqlite-plugin" ]] && [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-core" ]] && [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-plugin-interface" ]]
+		then
+			continue
+		fi
+ 		
+ 		dir_name=$repo_name
+
+		# copy runBuild before building
+		if [[ $repo_name = "supertokens-core" ]]
+		then
+			cp $utils_path/assets/runBuild-cli $packages_path/$dir_name/cli/runBuild
+			cp $utils_path/assets/runBuild-downloader $packages_path/$dir_name/downloader/runBuild
+			cp $utils_path/assets/runBuild-ee $packages_path/$dir_name/ee/runBuild
+		fi
+
+ 		if [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-sqlite-plugin" ]]
+        then
+            # build
+            echo ""
+            echo "Building $dir_name..."
+			cp $utils_path/assets/runBuild-$dir_name $packages_path/$dir_name/runBuild
+            (cd $packages_path/$dir_name/ && ./runBuild noJarFolderChange)
+ 		fi
+ 		
+ 		# move jars to relevant place for testing
+
+ 		if [[ $dir_name = *"-core" ]]
+ 		then
+ 			mkdir $tmp_path/core > /dev/null 2>&1
+ 			cp $packages_path/$dir_name/build/libs/* $tmp_path/core
+ 			if [[ $cicd = false ]]; then
+ 			  cp $packages_path/$dir_name/build/dependencies/* $tmp_path/core > /dev/null 2>&1
+ 			fi
+ 			
+ 			# add to version_temp.yaml
+ 			core_version=`cat $packages_path/$dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "version =" -e "version="`
+ 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
+				counter=0
+				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
+					if [ $counter == 1 ]
+					then
+						core_version=$i
+			  		fi
+			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
+				done
+			done <<< "$core_version"
+			echo "core_version: $core_version" >> $tmp_path/version_temp.yaml
+
+            if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
+              curl -X GET \
+                  "https://api.supertokens.io/core/dependency/jars?version=$core_version&planType=FREE&mode=DEV&withSource=false" \
+                  -H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
+                  wget -P $tmp_path/core/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
+            fi
+            mkdir $tmp_path/cli > /dev/null 2>&1
+            cp $packages_path/$dir_name/cli/build/libs/* $tmp_path/cli
+            if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
+              curl -X GET \
+                  "https://api.supertokens.io/cli/dependency/jars?version=$core_version&planType=FREE&mode=DEV
+                  &withSource=false" \
+                  -H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
+                  wget -P $tmp_path/cli/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
+            else
+              cp $packages_path/$dir_name/cli/build/dependencies/* $tmp_path/cli > /dev/null 2>&1
+            fi
+
+            mkdir $tmp_path/downloader > /dev/null 2>&1
+            cp $packages_path/$dir_name/downloader/build/libs/* $tmp_path/downloader
+
+            mkdir $tmp_path/ee > /dev/null 2>&1
+            cp $packages_path/$dir_name/ee/build/libs/* $tmp_path/ee
+
+            cp $packages_path/$dir_name/install $tmp_path/install
+            cp $packages_path/$dir_name/install.bat $tmp_path/install.bat
+
+			cp $packages_path/$dir_name/LICENSE.md $tmp_path/LICENSE.md
+ 		elif [[ $dir_name = *"-plugin-interface" ]]
+ 		then
+ 			mkdir $tmp_path/plugin-interface > /dev/null 2>&1
+ 			cp $packages_path/$dir_name/build/libs/* $tmp_path/plugin-interface
+ 			if [[ $cicd = false ]]; then
+ 			  cp $packages_path/$dir_name/build/dependencies/* $tmp_path/plugin-interface > /dev/null 2>&1
+			fi
+ 			
+ 			# add to version_temp.yaml
+ 			pi_version=`cat $packages_path/$dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "version =" -e "version="`
+ 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
+				counter=0
+				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
+					if [ $counter == 1 ]
+					then
+						pi_version=$i
+			  		fi
+			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
+				done
+			done <<< "$pi_version"
+			echo "plugin_interface_version: $pi_version" >> $tmp_path/version_temp.yaml
+			
+			if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
+				curl -X GET \
+				"https://api.supertokens.io/plugin-interface/dependency/jars?version=$pi_version&planType=FREE&mode=DEV&withSource=false" \
+				-H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
+				wget -P $tmp_path/plugin-interface/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
+      		fi
+ 		elif [[ $repo_name != "supertokens-sqlite-plugin" ]]
+ 		then
+ 			mkdir $tmp_path/plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
+ 			cp $packages_path/$dir_name/build/libs/* $tmp_path/plugin
+ 			if [[ $cicd = false ]]; then
+ 			  cp $packages_path/$dir_name/build/dependencies/* $tmp_path/plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
+ 			fi
+ 			
+ 			
+ 			# add to version_temp.yaml
+ 			p_version=`cat $packages_path/$dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "version =" -e "version="`
+ 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
+				counter=0
+				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
+					if [ $counter == 1 ]
+					then
+						p_version=$i
+			  		fi
+			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
+				done
+			done <<< "$p_version"
+			p_name=`cat $packages_path/$dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "def pluginName =" -e "def pluginName="`
+ 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
+				counter=0
+				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
+					if [ $counter == 1 ]
+					then
+						p_name=$i
+			  		fi
+			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
+				done
+			done <<< "$p_name"
+			echo "plugin_version: $p_version" >> $tmp_path/version_temp.yaml
+			echo "plugin_name: $p_name" >> $tmp_path/version_temp.yaml
+			if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
+				curl -X GET \
+				"https://api.supertokens.io/plugin/dependency/jars?version=$p_version&name=$p_name&planType=FREE&mode=DEV&withSource=false" \
+				-H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
+				wget -P $tmp_path/plugin/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
+			fi
+		else
+		    mkdir $tmp_path/plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
+ 		fi
+ 		
+   	fi
+done
+
+# remove new line char from end for next use of this script
+printf %s "$(< ./modules.txt)" > ./modules.txt
+
+mv $tmp_path/version_temp.yaml $tmp_path/version.yaml
+
+
+# fetch default license key and config
+$utils_path/createConfigFileForTesting
+echo "set testEnvRunning"
+touch $tmp_path/.testEnvRunning
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/core/start b/scripts/core/start
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..427765c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/start
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Start test environment in the background and capture its output
+./scripts/core/startTestEnv --wait | while read line; do
+    echo "$line"
+    if [[ "$line" == *"Test environment started! Leave this script running while running tests."* ]]; then
+        # Once we see the message, run the core
+        ./scripts/core/runCore
+    fi
+done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/startTestEnv b/scripts/core/startTestEnv
similarity index 91%
rename from startTestEnv
rename to scripts/core/startTestEnv
index 027f1f1..2918335 100755
--- a/startTestEnv
+++ b/scripts/core/startTestEnv
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+utils_path="./scripts/core"
+
 function cleanup {
   if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
-    ./utils/cleanTestEnv --cicd
+    $utils_path/cleanTestEnv --cicd
   else
-    ./utils/cleanTestEnv --local
+    $utils_path/cleanTestEnv --local
   fi
 }
 
@@ -36,9 +38,9 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 [[ $silent = false ]] && echo "Setting up testing environment..."
 if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
-  ./utils/setupTestEnv --cicd
+  $utils_path/setupTestEnv --cicd
 else
-  ./utils/setupTestEnv --local
+  $utils_path/setupTestEnv --local
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/startTestingEnv b/startTestingEnv
deleted file mode 100755
index 5b1e80f..0000000
--- a/startTestingEnv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-RED="\033[0;31m"
-NC="\033[0m"
-printf "${RED}WARNING: startTestingEnv is DEPRECATED! Use startTestEnv instead.${NC}\n" >&2
-./startTestEnv "$@" # Pass all arguments
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5feeb31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# To Do:
+- [x]  Remove deprecated `setupTestEnvCicd`, `setupTestEnvLocal`, `startTestingEnv`, `cleanTestEnvCicd` and `cleanTestEnvLocal` scripts
+- [x]  Cleanup start scripts and file structure to not pollute root folder
+- [x]  Update docker files for new structure
+- [x]  Move tooling/scrits to separate subfolder per package
+- [x]  Move pacakges to separate subfolder
+- [x]  Add other packages
+  - [x]  nodesdk
+  - [x]  authreact
+  - [x]  webjs
+  - [x]  python
+  - [x]  docs
+  - [ ]  backend-apis
+- [ ]  linking
+  - [x]  between node packages
+  - [x]  between pythn packages
+- [ ]  Starting/creating example app
+  - [x]  config script for starting example app
+    - [x]  config file
+    - [x]  checks:
+      - [x]  runtime permits module
+      - [x]  runtime permits version
+      - [ ]  module permits version
+      - [x]  modules exist when using local
+      - [x]  module correctly uses other module if defined (if api is defined, then client should use same apiPort and apiHost as the api config). should be just a warning
+      - [x]  if branch set, then no src path override allowed
+      - [x]  if no branch set, then src path should be set (if not then assume default for module ?)
+      - [x]  service is should be unique
+      - [ ]  check ports to not be used
+    - [x]  link between packages and app
+  - [ ]  windows support
+  - [x]  have untracked folder for apps
+  - [x]  start all apps/services
+  - [x]  start script to select app to start from filder
+    - [x]  allow assigning ports automatically
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2935823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    /* Language and Environment */
+    "target": "es2016" /* Set the JavaScript language version for emitted JavaScript and include compatible library declarations. */,
+    "experimentalDecorators": true /* Enable experimental support for legacy experimental decorators. */,
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true /* Emit design-type metadata for decorated declarations in source files. */,
+
+    /* Modules */
+    "module": "commonjs" /* Specify what module code is generated. */,
+    // "rootDir": "./",                                  /* Specify the root folder within your source files. */
+    // "moduleResolution": "node10",                     /* Specify how TypeScript looks up a file from a given module specifier. */
+    // "baseUrl": "./",                                  /* Specify the base directory to resolve non-relative module names. */
+    // "paths": {},                                      /* Specify a set of entries that re-map imports to additional lookup locations. */
+    "rootDirs": ["./scripts/common", "./lib"] /* Allow multiple folders to be treated as one when resolving modules. */,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true /* Enable importing .json files. */,
+
+    /* JavaScript Support */
+    "allowJs": true /* Allow JavaScript files to be a part of your program. Use the 'checkJS' option to get errors from these files. */,
+    "checkJs": false /* Enable error reporting in type-checked JavaScript files. */,
+
+    /* Emit */
+    // "sourceRoot": "./",                                 /* Specify the root path for debuggers to find the reference source code. */
+
+    /* Interop Constraints */
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true /* Allow 'import x from y' when a module doesn't have a default export. */,
+    "esModuleInterop": true /* Emit additional JavaScript to ease support for importing CommonJS modules. This enables 'allowSyntheticDefaultImports' for type compatibility. */,
+    "preserveSymlinks": true /* Disable resolving symlinks to their realpath. This correlates to the same flag in node. */,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true /* Ensure that casing is correct in imports. */,
+
+    /* Type Checking */
+    "strict": true /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */,
+    "noImplicitAny": true /* Enable error reporting for expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */,
+
+    /* Completeness */
+    "skipLibCheck": true /* Skip type checking all .d.ts files. */
+  },
+  "include": ["./scripts/common/**/*", "./lib/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/utils/cleanTestEnvCicd b/utils/cleanTestEnvCicd
deleted file mode 100755
index 297e20e..0000000
--- a/utils/cleanTestEnvCicd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-RED="\033[0;31m"
-NC="\033[0m"
-printf "${RED}WARNING: cleanTestEnvCicd is DEPRECATED! Use cleanTestEnv --cicd instead.${NC}\n" >&2
-./utils/cleanTestEnv --cicd "$@" # Pass all arguments
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/cleanTestEnvLocal b/utils/cleanTestEnvLocal
deleted file mode 100755
index 35e7569..0000000
--- a/utils/cleanTestEnvLocal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-RED="\033[0;31m"
-NC="\033[0m"
-printf "${RED}WARNING: cleanTestEnvLocal is DEPRECATED! Use cleanTestEnv instead.${NC}\n" >&2
-./utils/cleanTestEnv --local "$@" # Pass all arguments
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/core/modules.txt b/utils/core/modules.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f091160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/core/modules.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// put module name like <module name>,<branch name>,<github username>(if contributing with a forked repository) and then call ./loadModules script
+core,master
+plugin-interface,master
+sqlite-plugin,master
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/createConfigFileForTesting b/utils/createConfigFileForTesting
deleted file mode 100755
index 3de76ca..0000000
--- a/utils/createConfigFileForTesting
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-touch config_temp.yaml
-
-prefix=`./utils/project-prefix`
-
-# add new line char at the end in case it's not there for looping
-echo  >> modules.txt
-
-# looping
-cat modules.txt | while read line
-do
-	if [[ ! -z "$line" ]] && [[ $line != //* ]]
-	then
-		while IFS=',' read -ra ADDR; do
-			counter=0
-      		for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-      			if [ $counter == 0 ]
-      			then
-      				repo_name="$i"
-          		fi
-          		counter=$(($counter+1))
-      		done
- 		done <<< "$line"
- 		
- 		dir_name=$prefix-$repo_name
- 		
- 		# populate config file
- 		
- 		if [[ $dir_name = *"-core" ]]
- 		then
- 			cat $dir_name/devConfig.yaml >> config_temp.yaml
- 			echo "" >> config_temp.yaml
- 			echo "" >> config_temp.yaml
- 		elif [[ $dir_name = *"-plugin-interface" ]]
- 		then
- 			continue=1
- 		elif [[ $repo_name != "sqlite-plugin" ]]
-        then
- 			cat $dir_name/devConfig.yaml >> config_temp.yaml
- 			`echo ""` >> config_temp.yaml
- 		fi
-   	fi
-done
-
-# remove new line char from end for next use of this script
-printf %s "$(< modules.txt)" > modules.txt
-
-mv config_temp.yaml config.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/setupTestEnv b/utils/setupTestEnv
deleted file mode 100755
index 9e7e98f..0000000
--- a/utils/setupTestEnv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-usage="Usage: setupTestEnvLocal [--help] [ [--cicd] | [--local] ]"
-cicd=false
-
-# Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/33826763/11827673
-while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
-  case $1 in
-    -h|--help)   echo "$usage"; exit ;;
-    -c|--cicd)   cicd=true   ;;
-    -l|--local)  cicd=false  ;;
-    *) echo "Unknown parameter passed: $1"; echo "$usage"; exit 1 ;;
-  esac
-  shift
-done
-
-# load version and jars
-# setup jars, dependencies and version
-
-./gradlew clean
-touch version_temp.yaml
-
-prefix=`./utils/project-prefix`
-
-# add new line char at the end in case it's not there for looping
-echo  >> modules.txt
-
-# looping
-cat modules.txt | while read line
-do
-	if [[ ! -z "$line" ]] && [[ $line != //* ]]
-	then
-		while IFS=',' read -ra ADDR; do
-			counter=0
-      		for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-      			if [ $counter == 0 ]
-      			then
-      				repo_name="$i"
-          		fi
-          		counter=$(($counter+1))
-      		done
- 		done <<< "$line"
- 		
- 		dir_name=$prefix-$repo_name
-
- 		if [[ $repo_name != "sqlite-plugin" ]]
-        then
-            # build
-            echo ""
-            echo "Building $dir_name..."
-            (cd $dir_name/ && ./runBuild noJarFolderChange)
- 		fi
- 		
- 		# move jars to relevant place for testing
-
- 		if [[ $dir_name = *"-core" ]]
- 		then
- 		    (cd $dir_name/cli/ && ./runBuild noJarFolderChange)
- 		    (cd $dir_name/downloader/ && ./runBuild noJarFolderChange)
- 		    (cd $dir_name/ee/ && ./runBuild noJarFolderChange)
- 			mkdir core > /dev/null 2>&1
- 			cp $dir_name/build/libs/* core
- 			if [[ $cicd = false ]]; then
- 			  cp $dir_name/build/dependencies/* core > /dev/null 2>&1
- 			fi
- 			
- 			# add to version_temp.yaml
- 			core_version=`cat $dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "version =" -e "version="`
- 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
-				counter=0
-				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-					if [ $counter == 1 ]
-					then
-						core_version=$i
-			  		fi
-			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
-				done
-			done <<< "$core_version"
-			echo "core_version: $core_version" >> version_temp.yaml
-
-            if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
-              curl -X GET \
-                  "https://api.supertokens.io/core/dependency/jars?version=$core_version&planType=FREE&mode=DEV&withSource=false" \
-                  -H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
-                  wget -P core/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
-            fi
-            mkdir cli > /dev/null 2>&1
-            cp $dir_name/cli/build/libs/* cli
-            if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
-              curl -X GET \
-                  "https://api.supertokens.io/cli/dependency/jars?version=$core_version&planType=FREE&mode=DEV
-                  &withSource=false" \
-                  -H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
-                  wget -P cli/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
-            else
-              cp $dir_name/cli/build/dependencies/* cli > /dev/null 2>&1
-            fi
-
-            mkdir downloader > /dev/null 2>&1
-            cp $dir_name/downloader/build/libs/* downloader
-
-            mkdir ee > /dev/null 2>&1
-            cp $dir_name/ee/build/libs/* ee
-
-            cp $dir_name/install install
-            cp $dir_name/install.bat install.bat
-
-			cp $dir_name/LICENSE.md LICENSE.md
- 		elif [[ $dir_name = *"-plugin-interface" ]]
- 		then
- 			mkdir plugin-interface > /dev/null 2>&1
- 			cp $dir_name/build/libs/* plugin-interface
- 			if [[ $cicd = false ]]; then
- 			  cp $dir_name/build/dependencies/* plugin-interface > /dev/null 2>&1
-      fi
- 			
- 			# add to version_temp.yaml
- 			pi_version=`cat $dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "version =" -e "version="`
- 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
-				counter=0
-				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-					if [ $counter == 1 ]
-					then
-						pi_version=$i
-			  		fi
-			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
-				done
-			done <<< "$pi_version"
-			echo "plugin_interface_version: $pi_version" >> version_temp.yaml
-			
-			if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
-			  curl -X GET \
-          "https://api.supertokens.io/plugin-interface/dependency/jars?version=$pi_version&planType=FREE&mode=DEV&withSource=false" \
-          -H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
-          wget -P plugin-interface/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
-      fi
-			
- 		elif [[ $repo_name != "sqlite-plugin" ]]
- 		then
- 			mkdir plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
- 			cp $dir_name/build/libs/* plugin
- 			if [[ $cicd = false ]]; then
- 			  cp $dir_name/build/dependencies/* plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
- 			fi
- 			
- 			
- 			# add to version_temp.yaml
- 			p_version=`cat $dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "version =" -e "version="`
- 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
-				counter=0
-				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-					if [ $counter == 1 ]
-					then
-						p_version=$i
-			  		fi
-			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
-				done
-			done <<< "$p_version"
-			p_name=`cat $dir_name/build.gradle | grep -e "def pluginName =" -e "def pluginName="`
- 			while IFS='"' read -ra ADDR; do
-				counter=0
-				for i in "${ADDR[@]}"; do
-					if [ $counter == 1 ]
-					then
-						p_name=$i
-			  		fi
-			  		counter=$(($counter+1))
-				done
-			done <<< "$p_name"
-			echo "plugin_version: $p_version" >> version_temp.yaml
-			echo "plugin_name: $p_name" >> version_temp.yaml
-			if [[ $cicd = true ]]; then
-			  curl -X GET \
-          "https://api.supertokens.io/plugin/dependency/jars?version=$p_version&name=$p_name&planType=FREE&mode=DEV&withSource=false" \
-          -H 'api-version: 0' | jq '.links' | jq -c '.[]' | while read i; do \
-          wget -P plugin/ `echo $i | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//'`; done
-      fi
-		else
-		    mkdir plugin > /dev/null 2>&1
- 		fi
- 		
-   	fi
-done
-
-# remove new line char from end for next use of this script
-printf %s "$(< modules.txt)" > modules.txt
-
-mv version_temp.yaml version.yaml
-
-
-# fetch default license key and config
-./utils/createConfigFileForTesting
-mkdir temp
-cp config.yaml temp/config.yaml
-rm config.yaml
-touch .testEnvRunning
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diff --git a/utils/setupTestEnvCicd b/utils/setupTestEnvCicd
deleted file mode 100755
index 2bfe3b9..0000000
--- a/utils/setupTestEnvCicd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-RED="\033[0;31m"
-NC="\033[0m"
-printf "${RED}WARNING: setupTestEnvCicd is DEPRECATED! Use setupTestEnv --cicd instead.${NC}\n" >&2
-./utils/setupTestEnv --cicd "$@" # Pass all arguments
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diff --git a/utils/setupTestEnvLocal b/utils/setupTestEnvLocal
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index cee55a2..0000000
--- a/utils/setupTestEnvLocal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-RED="\033[0;31m"
-NC="\033[0m"
-printf "${RED}WARNING: setupTestEnvLocal is DEPRECATED! Use setupTestEnv instead.${NC}\n" >&2
-./utils/setupTestEnv --local "$@" # Pass all arguments
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