Installing from CLI

Fast-track local install for getting Strapi running on your computer.

• Step 1: Make sure requirements are met
• Step 2: Create a new project
• Step 3: Start the project

Step 1: Make sure requirements are met

Node.js

Strapi only requires Node.js. The current recommended version to run strapi is Node v12 (current LTS).

This is everything you need to run Strapi on your local environment.

Software	Minimum version
Node.js	12.x
npm	6.x

Yarn (optional)

You can also use yarn if you want here are the instructions to get started with it.

Databases

Strapi currently support the following databases.

Database	Minimum version
SQLite	3
PostgreSQL	10
MySQL	5.6
MariaDB	10.1
MongoDB	3.6

Step 2: Create a new project

yarn create strapi-app my-project --quickstart

npx create-strapi-app my-project --quickstart

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If you want to use specific database, you don't have to use the --quickstart flag. The CLI will let you choose the database of your choice.

WARNING

If you use a custom database, this one has to be up and running before creating your Strapi project

Step 3: Start the project

To start your Strapi application you will have to run the following command in your application folder.

yarn develop

npm run develop

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If you created your application using --quickstart flag, it will automatically run your application.