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Follow this quickstart to scaffold a project, define an entity, and run your app locally. This project includes a pre-configured Base44 SDK client, UI components, and Tailwind CSS styling.
The CLI requires Node.js 20.19.0 or higher.

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Setup

1

Install the Base44 CLI

Install the Base44 CLI globally:
npm install -g base44
2

Create a project

Create a new Base44 project:
base44 create
If you’re not already logged in, the command will prompt you to authenticate.Select Start from a template when prompted, then follow the prompts to configure your project, push entities, and deploy your site.
When complete, you’ll see your project name, a link to your Base44 dashboard, and your live application URL. The generated project structure:
<your-project-name>
base44
.app.jsonc
config.jsonc
entities
task.jsonc
src
App.jsx
main.jsx
index.css
.gitignore
.nvmrc
components.json
index.html
jsconfig.json
package.json
postcss.config.js
README.md
tailwind.config.js
vite.config.js
For more information about the files in this project, see Project Structure. This project includes an example Task entity in base44/entities/task.jsonc which was pushed to Base44 during project creation. You can modify this entity or create additional ones.

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Next steps

Now that your Base44 backend is integrated with your project, you can: Your project includes Base44 skills that teach AI coding assistants how to work with Base44. You can open your project in Cursor, Claude Code, or your preferred AI assistant and describe what you want to build.

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