--- title: 'Installation' description: 'Get started with Nuxt quickly with our online starters or start locally with your terminal.' navigation.icon: i-ph-play --- ## Play Online If you just want to play around with Nuxt in your browser without setting up a project, you can use one of our online sandboxes: ::card-group :card{title="Open on StackBlitz" icon="i-simple-icons-stackblitz" to="https://nuxt.new/s/v3" target="_blank"} :card{title="Open on CodeSandbox" icon="i-simple-icons-codesandbox" to="https://nuxt.new/c/v3" target="_blank"} :: Or follow the steps below to set up a new Nuxt project on your computer. ## New Project #### Prerequisites - **Node.js** - [`18.x`](https://nodejs.org/en) or newer (but we recommend the [active LTS release](https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule)) - **Text editor** - There is no IDE requirement, but we recommend [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with the [official Vue extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Vue.volar) (previously known as Volar) or [WebStorm](https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/), which, along with [other JetBrains IDEs](https://www.jetbrains.com/ides/), offers great Nuxt support right out-of-the-box. - **Terminal** - In order to run Nuxt commands ::note ::details :summary[Additional notes for an optimal setup:] - **Node.js**: Make sure to use an even numbered version (18, 20, etc) - **Nuxtr**: Install the community-developed [Nuxtr extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Nuxtr.nuxtr-vscode) :: :: Open a terminal (if you're using [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com), you can open an [integrated terminal](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal)) and use the following command to create a new starter project: ::package-managers ```bash [npm] npx nuxi@latest init ``` ```bash [yarn] yarn dlx nuxi@latest init ``` ```bash [pnpm] pnpm dlx nuxi@latest init ``` ```bash [bun] bun x nuxi@latest init ``` :: ::tip Alternatively, you can find other starters or themes by opening [nuxt.new](https://nuxt.new) and following the instructions there. :: Open your project folder in Visual Studio Code: ```bash [Terminal] code ``` Or change directory into your new project from your terminal: ```bash cd ``` ## Development Server Now you'll be able to start your Nuxt app in development mode: ::package-managers ```bash [npm] npm run dev -- -o ``` ```bash [yarn] yarn dev --open ``` ```bash [pnpm] pnpm dev -o ``` ```bash [bun] bun run dev -o # To use the Bun runtime during development # bun --bun run dev -o ``` :: ::tip{icon="i-ph-check-circle"} Well done! A browser window should automatically open for . :: ## Next Steps Now that you've created your Nuxt project, you are ready to start building your application. :read-more{title="Nuxt Concepts" to="/docs/guide/concepts"}