Astro Starter Kit: Basics
npm create astro@latest -- --template basics
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π Project Structure
Inside of your Astro project, you'll see the following folders and files:
/
βββ public/
β βββ favicon.svg
βββ src/
β βββ components/
β β βββ Card.astro
β βββ layouts/
β β βββ Layout.astro
β βββ pages/
β βββ index.astro
βββ package.json
Astro looks for .astro
or .md
files in the src/pages/
directory. Each page is exposed as a route based on its file name.
There's nothing special about src/components/
, but that's where we like to put any Astro/React/Vue/Svelte/Preact components.
Any static assets, like images, can be placed in the public/
directory.
π§ Commands
All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:
Command | Action |
---|---|
npm install |
Installs dependencies |
npm run dev |
Starts local dev server at localhost:3000 |
npm run build |
Build your production site to ./dist/ |
npm run preview |
Preview your build locally, before deploying |
npm run astro ... |
Run CLI commands like astro add , astro check |
npm run astro --help |
Get help using the Astro CLI |
π Want to learn more?
Feel free to check our documentation or jump into our Discord server.