---
title: Quick Start
slug: oms/iUe6-quick-start
docTags: 
createdAt: 2022-11-07T21:22:24.000Z
---

This guide assumes you already have Node.js and Git installed on your machine.

### Configure access to Chord's private Github repositories 

In order to install the necessary Chord packages, follow the guide below on how to configure your package manager to access Chord's packages.

[npm Access for @chordcommerce Packages](docId\:FM833n8oMGr3pWLk8HVPq) 

### Create a new site 

Click the "Use this template" button on the starter Github repository to create a new Github repository in your account with the same files and folders, or fork the repo. Then clone your new repo onto your local machine:

```shell
# with git
git clone git@github.com:<YOUR ACCOUNT>/nextjs-starter-autonomy.git
# or with the GitHub CLI
gh repo clone <YOUR ACCOUNT>/nextjs-starter-autonomy
```

### Configure your site's environment

```shell
cp .env.example .env
```

You'll need to populate this `.env` file with some environment variables, including your Chord account and CMS credentials. Talk to the Chord team to get these.

### Start your development server&#x20;

Install project dependencies:

:::CodeblockTabs
yarn

```shell
yarn install
```

```shell
npm install
```
:::

After installation is complete, start the development server:

:::CodeblockTabs
yarn

```shell
yarn dev        # starts site at http://localhost:3000
```

```shell
npm run dev     # starts site at http://localhost:3000
```
:::

You can see your new site at [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). Hot reload is enabled by default.

**That's it! You're off and running.  ✨**