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Get Started with Strapi

Quick Summary

Open-source headless CMS for building powerful APIs.

Best for: Teams building headless CMS who need flexibility and scalability.
Time to first integration: 10 minutes

📋Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+ installed
  • A Strapi account — sign up here
  • An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)

Setup Steps

4 steps
1

Bootstrap

Scaffold a new Strapi project.

bash
npx create-strapi-app@latest my-project
2

Create an admin

Start the server and create the first admin user via the setup screen.

bash
npm run develop
3

Model content

Build content types in the Content-Type Builder.

4

Consume the API

Fetch from the auto-generated REST or GraphQL API.

typescript
fetch('http://localhost:1337/api/articles')

Related Guides

Setting up a full stack? Check out these complementary guides.

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