Quick start

Prerequisites

• Node 22.12 LTS or later (required by @astrojs/node@^10 in the starter template)
• A package manager — pnpm (recommended), npm, yarn, or bun

1. Scaffold a new site

   Run the create command with your package manager of choice:

   npmcopy

   npm create astro-ignite@latest my-site

   pnpmcopy

   pnpm create astro-ignite my-site

   yarncopy

   yarn create astro-ignite my-site

   buncopy

   bun create astro-ignite my-site

   You’ll be asked six questions. Pick or accept defaults; the whole flow takes around fifteen seconds.

2. Run it
   terminalbashcopy

   cd my-site
   pnpm install
   pnpm dev

   Open the URL printed in your terminal. You should see a working site with a styled hero, a blog with two example posts, a projects showcase, an about page, a working contact form (logs to console in dev), legal pages, a cookie banner, and a dark-mode toggle.

3. Make it yours

   Edit these first; grow into the rest over time:

   1. Brand colors + tokens in src/styles/global.css (@theme block)
   2. Site identity in src/config/site.ts — name, URL, organization, social
   3. OG image at public/og/og-default.png (placeholder ships)
   4. Legal pages in src/content/legal/{locale}/*.mdx — placeholders need filling, then review with counsel before publishing
   5. Author bio in src/content/authors/jordi.json

Next, see Writing content for the components you can drop into any MDX page.