Astro Starter Kit: Basics#

pnpm create astro@latest -- --template basics

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🚀 Project Structure#

Inside of your Astro project, you'll see the following folders and files:

/
├── public/
│   └── favicon.svg
├── src/
│   ├── layouts/
│   │   └── Layout.astro
│   └── pages/
│       └── index.astro
└── package.json

To learn more about the folder structure of an Astro project, refer to our guide on project structure.

All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:

Command	Action
`pnpm install`	Installs dependencies
`pnpm dev`	Starts local dev server at `localhost:4321`
`pnpm build`	Build your production site to `./dist/`
`pnpm preview`	Preview your build locally, before deploying
`pnpm astro ...`	Run CLI commands like `astro add`, `astro check`
`pnpm astro -- --help`	Get help using the Astro CLI

Feel free to check our documentation or jump into our Discord server.