CLI exposes "Base Project" option which leads to 404 error

[radomirchev]

Creating new project with Ignite UI CLI leads to 404, when Base project is used. Based project must be not available option. (same for React)

Project created:

PS C:\GitHub\CLI> npm igniteui-cli
npm warn Unknown user config "email". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
Unknown command: "igniteui-cli"

To see a list of supported npm commands, run:
npm help
PS C:\GitHub\CLI> ig new
npm warn Unknown user config "email". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.

✔ Enter a name for your project: Hello World
✔ Choose framework: Angular
✔ Choose the type of project: Ignite UI for Angular
Psst! Did you know you can also use our schematics package with Angular CLI to create and modify your projects?
Read more at: https://www.infragistics.com/products/ignite-ui-angular/angular/components/general/cli-overview
✔ Choose project template: Base Project
✔ Choose the theme for the project: Default
Generating project structure.
√ Project structure generated.
√ Git Initialized and Project 'Hello World' Committed

✔ Choose an action: Add component
✔ Choose a group: Grids & Lists
✔ Choose a component: Grid
✔ Choose one: Grid
✔ Name your component: Grid
√ View 'Grid' added.

✔ Choose an action: Complete & Run
The project will be created using a Trial version of Ignite UI for Angular.
You can always run the upgrade-packages command once it's created.
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✔ Choose app host port: 4200
Build started.
Installing npm packages
Packages installed successfully
Starting project.
npm warn Unknown user config "email". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.

hello-world@0.0.0 start
ng serve -o --port=4200

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Global setting: enabled
Local setting: enabled
Effective status: enabled
Initial chunk files | Names | Raw size
styles.css | styles | 813.04 kB |
main.js | main | 168.30 kB |
scripts.js | scripts | 28.13 kB |
polyfills.js | polyfills | 95 bytes |

                | Initial total |   1.01 MB

Application bundle generation complete. [9.123 seconds] - 2026-03-29T20:00:04.544Z

Watch mode enabled. Watching for file changes...
NOTE: Raw file sizes do not reflect development server per-request transformations.
➜ Local: http://localhost:4200/
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App.Routes:

import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
import { NotFound } from './error-routing/not-found/not-found';
import { UncaughtError } from './error-routing/error/uncaught-error';
import { Grid } from './grid/grid';
import { CategoryChart } from './category-chart/category-chart';
import { FinancialChart } from './financial-chart/financial-chart';

export const routes: Routes = [
{ path: 'error', component: UncaughtError },
{ path: 'grid', component: Grid, data: { text: 'Grid' } },
{ path: 'category-chart', component: CategoryChart, data: { text: 'Category Chart' } },
{ path: 'financial-chart', component: FinancialChart, data: { text: 'Financial Chart' } },
{ path: '**', component: NotFound } // must always be last
];

Result: 404 app