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Managing Projects

Section titled “Managing Projects”
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# Create with npm a new project, pnpm and yarn also available
npm create astro@latest
## Choose project options


# Command accepts flats for configuration like following to add react and tailwind
npm create astro@latest -- --add react --add tailwind


# Choose a template
npm create astro@latest -- --template <example-name>
# or
npm create astro@latest -- --template <github-username>/<github-repo>


# Start Astro dev server
npm run dev
## Allows access to Astro dev toolbar to inspect islands, accessibility issues
## and more


# Build and preview site
npm run build
npm run preview
## Results are in dist/ folder


# Do type checking and build
astro check && astro build
## Recommended for use with TypeScript
## Use other checkers relevant for your UI framework