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Astro Starter Kit: Basics
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π Project Structure
Inside of your Astro project, you'll see the following folders and files:
To learn more about the folder structure of an Astro project, refer to our guide on project structure.
π§ Commands
All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
npm install | Installs dependencies |
npm run dev | Starts local dev server at localhost:4321 |
npm run build | Build your production site to ./dist/ |
npm run preview | Preview your build locally, before deploying |
npm run astro ... | Run CLI commands like astro add, astro check |
npm run astro -- --help | Get help using the Astro CLI |
π Want to learn more?
Feel free to check our documentation or jump into our Discord server.

