> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nanoforge.eu/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installation

> Install the NanoForge CLI and verify your setup

import { Tab, Tabs } from "mintlify/components";

## Requirements

* **Node.js** 20 or later
* A package manager: `npm`, `yarn`, `pnpm`, or `bun`

## Install globally

Installing the CLI globally exposes the `nf` command everywhere on your machine.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="npm">`bash npm install -g @nanoforge-dev/cli `</Tab>
  <Tab title="pnpm">`bash pnpm add -g @nanoforge-dev/cli `</Tab>
  <Tab title="yarn">`bash yarn global add @nanoforge-dev/cli `</Tab>
  <Tab title="bun">`bash bun add -g @nanoforge-dev/cli `</Tab>
</Tabs>

## Verify the installation

```bash theme={null}
nf --version
nf --help
```

`nf --help` lists every available command. To see the options for a specific command, append
`--help` to it:

```bash theme={null}
nf new --help
```

## Next steps

Continue to the [Quickstart](./3-quickstart) to create and run your first project.