Nuxt/docs/content/1.getting-started/1.quick-start.md

Quick Start

Starting fresh? Getting started with Nuxt 3 is straightforward!

Play online

You can start playing with Nuxt 3 in your browser using our online sandboxes:

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Prerequisites

Before getting started, please make sure you have installed the recommended setup.

• Node.js^* (latest LTS version) 👉 [Download]
• Visual Studio Code 👉 [Download]
• Volar Extension 👉 [Download]
  • Either enable Take Over Mode (recommended)
  • ... or add TypeScript Vue Plugin (Volar) 👉 [Download]

^* If you already have Node.js installed, check with node --version that you are using version 14.16 or above 16.11.

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If you have enabled Take Over Mode or installed the TypeScript Vue Plugin (Volar), you can disable generating the shim for *.vue files in your nuxt.config file:

export default defineNuxtConfig({
  typescript: {
    shim: false
  }
})

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New project

Open a terminal, or from Visual Studio Code, open an integrated terminal and use the following command to create a new starter project:

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npx nuxi init nuxt-app

pnpm dlx nuxi init nuxt-app

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Open nuxt-app folder in Visual Studio Code:

code nuxt-app

Install the dependencies:

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yarn install

npm install

pnpm install --shamefully-hoist

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Development server

Now you'll be able to start your Nuxt app in development mode:

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yarn dev -o

npm run dev -- -o

pnpm run dev -o

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::alert{type=success icon=✨ .font-bold} Well done! A browser window should automatically open for http://localhost:3000. ::

Next steps

Now that you've created your Nuxt 3 project, you are ready to start building your application.

• Learn about the framework concepts
• Learn more about the framework features