Quick Start - Wasp — ContextQMD

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Installation

Welcome, new Waspeteer 🐝!

Let's create and run our first Wasp app in 3 short steps:

To install Wasp on Linux / OSX / WSL (Windows), open your terminal and run:
shell
```
npm i -g @wasp.sh/wasp-cli@latest
```
ℹ️ Wasp requires Node.js and npm, which are usually installed together: check below for more details.
Then, create a new app by running:
shell
```
wasp new
```
Finally, run the app:
shell
```
cd <my-project-name>
wasp start
```

That's it 🎉 You have successfully created a new full-stack web app at http://localhost:3000 and Wasp is serving both frontend and backend for you.

But don't stop there! Turn your coding agent into a Wasp framework expert in the next step.

Install Agent Plugin / Skills:

Claude Code:
bash
```
claude plugin marketplace add wasp-lang/wasp-agent-plugins
claude plugin install wasp@wasp-agent-plugins --scope project
```
Other Agents (Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, OpenCode, etc.):
bash
```
npx skills add wasp-lang/wasp-agent-plugins
```
Initialize the plugin / skills: Invoke the /wasp-plugin-init skill to add Wasp knowledge to your agent's memory file (e.g. CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md):
bash
```
Run the '/wasp-plugin-init' skill.
```
For more info check out the Wasp Agent Plugin / Skills page.

:::note Something Unclear? Check More Details section below if anything went wrong with the installation, or if you have additional questions. :::

:::tip Having trouble running Wasp? If you get stuck with a weird error while developing with Wasp, try running wasp clean - this is the Wasp equivalent of "turning it off and on again"! Do however let us know about the issue on our GitHub repo or Discord server. :::

What next?

👉 Check out the Todo App tutorial, which will take you through all the core features of Wasp! 👈
Setup your editor for working with Wasp.
Join us on Discord! Any feedback or questions you have, we are there for you.
Follow Wasp development by subscribing to our newsletter: https://wasp.sh/#signup . We usually send 1 per month, and Matija does his best to unleash his creativity to make them engaging and fun to read :D!

More details

Requirements

You must have Node.js (and NPM) installed on your machine and available in PATH.

A version of Node.js must be >= 22.12.

If you need it, we recommend using nvm for managing your Node.js installation version(s).

<details> <summary style={{cursor: 'pointer', 'textDecoration': 'underline'}}> A quick guide on installing/using nvm </summary> <div> Install nvm via your OS package manager (`apt`, `pacman`, `homebrew`, ...) or via the [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#install--update-script) install script.

Then, install a version of Node.js that you need:

```shell
nvm install 22
```

Finally, whenever you need to ensure a specific version of Node.js is used, run:

```shell
nvm use 22
```

to set the Node.js version for the current shell session.

You can run

```shell
node -v
```

to check the version of Node.js currently being used in this shell session.

Check NVM repo for more details: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm.

</div> </details>

Installation {#detailed-installation}

<Tabs defaultValue="npm" values={[ {label: 'Linux / macOS (npm)', value: 'npm'}, {label: 'Windows', value: 'win'}, {label: 'From source', value: 'source'} ]}

<TabItem value="npm"> Open your terminal and run:

```shell
npm i -g @wasp.sh/wasp-cli@latest
```

:::note Looking for the old installer script?

Check out the **[Legacy installer guide](../guides/legacy/installer.md)** for instructions on how to keep using it or how to migrate to npm-based installation.

:::

</TabItem> <TabItem value="win"> With Wasp for Windows, we are almost there: Wasp is successfully compiling and running on Windows but there is a bug or two stopping it from fully working. Check it out [here](https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/issues/48) if you are interested in helping.

In the meantime, the best way to start using Wasp on Windows is by using [WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install). Once you set up Ubuntu on WSL, just follow Linux instructions for installing Wasp. You can refer to this [article](https://wasp.sh/blog/2023/11/21/guide-windows-development-wasp-wsl) if you prefer a step by step guide to using Wasp in WSL environment. If you need further help, reach out to us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rzdnErX) - we have some community members using WSL that might be able to help you.
:::caution
If you are using WSL2, make sure that your Wasp project is not on the Windows file system, but instead on the Linux file system. Otherwise, Wasp won't be able to detect file changes, due to the [issue in WSL2](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/4739).
:::

</TabItem> <TabItem value="source"> If the other methods are not working for you or your OS is not supported, you can try building Wasp from the source.

To install from source, you need to clone the [wasp repo](https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp), install [Cabal](https://cabal.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting-started.html) on your machine and then run `cabal install` from the `waspc/` dir.

If you have never built Wasp before, this might take some time due to `cabal` downloading dependencies for the first time.

Check [waspc/](https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/tree/main/waspc) for more details on building Wasp from the source.

</TabItem> </Tabs>