cms content⏱10 minutes
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 steps1
1
Bootstrap
Scaffold a new Strapi project.
bash
npx create-strapi-app@latest my-project2
2
Create an admin
Start the server and create the first admin user via the setup screen.
bash
npm run develop3
3
Model content
Build content types in the Content-Type Builder.
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4
Consume the API
Fetch from the auto-generated REST or GraphQL API.
typescript
fetch('http://localhost:1337/api/articles')Related Guides
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