Getting Started with Hono 🔥

Hono (which means "flame" in Japanese) is a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework built on Web Standards. It works on any JavaScript runtime: Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, Vercel, Netlify, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, and Node.js.

Why Choose Hono?

⚡ Ultra Fast

Hono uses RegExpRouter which provides exceptional routing performance. In benchmarks, it often outperforms other popular frameworks by significant margins.

🪶 Lightweight

The core framework is incredibly lightweight. The hono/tiny preset is under 14kB, making it perfect for edge computing environments.

🌐 Web Standards

Built on Web Standards, Hono works seamlessly across multiple JavaScript runtimes without modification.

Basic Example

import { Hono } from 'hono'

const app = new Hono()

app.get('/', (c) => {
  return c.text('Hello Hono!')
})

app.get('/json', (c) => {
  return c.json({ message: 'Hello from Hono!' })
})

export default app

Middleware Power

Hono comes with a rich ecosystem of middleware:

• Built-in middleware: CORS, JWT, Basic Auth, etc.
• Third-party middleware: Extensive community ecosystem
• Custom middleware: Easy to create your own

import { cors } from 'hono/cors'
import { jwt } from 'hono/jwt'

app.use('*', cors())
app.use('/api/*', jwt({ secret: 'your-secret' }))

Deployment Flexibility

One of Hono's greatest strengths is its deployment flexibility:

• Cloudflare Workers: Perfect for edge computing
• Node.js: Traditional server deployment
• Deno: Modern JavaScript runtime
• Bun: Ultra-fast JavaScript runtime
• Vercel/Netlify: Serverless functions

Next Steps

Now that you understand the basics, try building your own Hono application! The framework's simplicity and performance make it an excellent choice for modern web development.

Happy coding! 🔥