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+layout: ~/layouts/Main.astro
+title: Quick Start
+---
+
+```shell
+# prerequisite: check that Node.js is 12.20.0+, 14.13.1+, or 16+
+node --version
+
+# create a new project directory, and `cd` into it
+mkdir mkdirtest && cd "$_"
+
+# prepare for liftoff...
+npm init astro
+
+# install dependencies
+npm install
+
+# start developing!
+npm run start
+
+# when you're ready: build your static site to `dist/`
+npm run build
+```
+
+To deploy your Astro site to production, upload the contents of the `/dist` folder (generated by running `npm run build`) to your favorite hosting provider.
+
+[Read more about deploying Astro in the Deploy guide.](/guides/deploy)
+
+## Start your project
+
+Go back to your command-line terminal, and run the following command in your project directory:
+
+```bash
+npm start
+```
+
+Your application is now running on [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). Open this URL in your browser and you should see the text "Hello, World" that we copied in the previous step.
+
+Astro will listen for file changes in your `src/` directory, so you do not need to restart the application as you make changes during development.
+
+## Build your project
+
+Go back to your command-line terminal, and run the following command in your project directory:
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+
+This will build your site and write it to disk in the `dist/` directory. Astro sites are static, so they can be deployed to your favorite host (Vercel, Netlify, an S3 bucket, etc.).