Astro Starter Kit: Basics

npm create astro@latest -- --template basics

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🚀 Project Structure

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

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/
├── public/
│   └── favicon.svg
├── src/
│   ├── components/
│   │   └── Card.astro
│   ├── layouts/
│   │   └── Layout.astro
│   └── pages/
│       └── index.astro
└── 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.

🧞 Commands

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

Command	Action
`npm 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

👀 Want to learn more?

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