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Getting Started with Hummingbird | Documentation
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Getting Started with Hummingbird
Create a new Hummingbird project from the project template.
Overview
The Hummingbird project provides multiple entry points for getting started.
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Create your own project that uses Hummingbird from a starting template to jump right in.
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For a walk-through, explore and follow along the Build a Todos Application tutorial.
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Take some time to explore the Hummingbird Examples, individual projects that use common patterns.
Using the project template
Clone the starting template to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/hummingbird-project/template
Run the configure script provided to create a new folder and project inside:
./template/configure.sh MyNewProject
Change into the new project directory:
cd MyNewProject
Then run your app:
swift run
Next Steps
Follow our TODO’s tutorial to get started with the framework: Build a Todos application. or explore the Hummingbird Examples for demonstrations of how to use the framework.
See Also
Getting Started
A tutorial showing you how to build a simple Todos application that allows you to store, access, edit and delete Todos in a database, using Hummingbird and PostgresNIO.
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