Installing from a template not working

[dowski]

Astro Info

I don't think this is relevant since I'm having an issue with `npm create astro@lastest`.

If this issue only occurs in one browser, which browser is a problem?

No response

Describe the Bug

If I try to run npm create astro@latest with a template, it fails:

% npm create astro@latest -- --template mickasmt/astro-nomy           

> npx
> create-astro --template mickasmt/astro-nomy



 astro  Launch sequence aborted.

      ▲  error Template mickasmt/astro-nomy could not be found!
      ◼  check https://astro.build/examples
npm error code 1
npm error path /Users/christian/Development/timeline
npm error command failed
npm error command sh -c create-astro --template mickasmt/astro-nomy
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /Users/christian/.npm/_logs/2024-11-15T18_36_23_209Z-debug-0.log

I've tried a couple templates and have got the same result.

What's the expected result?

Creating from a template works, as described in the docs:

https://docs.astro.build/en/install-and-setup/#use-a-theme-or-starter-template

Link to Minimal Reproducible Example

npm create astro@latest -- --template mickasmt/astro-nomy

Participation

• I am willing to submit a pull request for this issue.

[dowski]

Hmm, it seems like maybe the one in my example and the others I tried aren't valid templates?

Do templates need to be verified before they can be listed on https://astro.build/themes/?

[dowski]

Oh I think I might understand now - the repos that fail use branch name master instead of main. The @bluwy/giget-core code that Astro uses when fetching templates defaults to main. If I change my install command to specify branch #master, it works.

npm create astro@latest -- --template mickasmt/astro-nomy#master

I wonder if that should be documented or handled automatically by the npm create astro command?