This tutorial is intended for new Craft users who want to learn how to…

• …set up a local development environment;
• …scaffold a basic Craft project;
• …and build a simple simple blog!

The lessons are geared toward the technically-inclined, but web development experience is not required to follow along.

::: tip If you get stuck, join us on Discord! We all want your first experience with Craft to be as smooth as possible. :::

Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web—and beyond.

You have a ton of options when it comes to choosing a CMS. Craft is uniquely equipped to deliver high-quality, content-driven experiences to your clients and their audiences, in large part due to its blank-slate approach to content modeling.

To demonstrate Craft’s agility, we’ll build a basic blog—and in doing so, touch a number of powerful tools that let you design, build, and manage any kind of content.