> ## 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.

# Quickstart

> Create, run, and build your first NanoForge project

import { Step, Steps } from "mintlify/components";

This quickstart takes you from an empty folder to a running game in a few minutes.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a project">
    Run the interactive scaffolder and answer the prompts (project name, language, package manager,
    whether to include a server, and so on):

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

    Prefer a non-interactive run? Pass the answers as flags:

    ```bash theme={null}
    nf new --name my-game --language ts --package-manager pnpm --server
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Move into the project">
    ```bash theme={null}
    cd my-game
    ```

    The scaffolder generates a `nanoforge.config.json` at the root. See
    [Configuration](../configuration/1-configuration-file) for what every field means.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run in development mode">
    Start the game locally with file watching:

    ```bash theme={null}
    nf dev
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Build for production">
    ```bash theme={null}
    nf build
    ```

    Then start the built game:

    ```bash theme={null}
    nf start
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where to go next

* Learn each command in detail in the [Commands reference](../commands/1-overview).
* Follow task-oriented [Guides](../../guides/cli/1-overview) for common workflows.