What is this?
Astro is a free, open source web framework for building content-driven websites — blogs and other content-heavy sites — with a powerful developer experience and a lightweight output.
Astro is a free, open source web framework for building content-driven websites — blogs and other content-heavy sites — with a powerful developer experience and a lightweight output.Is it an app I run, or something I build websites with?You build with it: Astro ships as a set of npm packages — the astro core, a create-astro project scaffolder and official integrations — not as a ready-made application.
You build with it: Astro ships as a set of npm packages — the astro core, a create-astro project scaffolder and official integrations — not as a ready-made application.How do I start a new site with it?Scaffold a new project with create-astro (the README's recommended install path), or add Astro manually to an existing project, then follow the Getting Started guide.
Scaffold a new project with create-astro (the README's recommended install path), or add Astro manually to an existing project, then follow the Getting Started guide.What do I need installed before I can use it?Node.js: the repo's engines pin Node 22.12.0 or newer. The monorepo itself builds with pnpm and Turbo, but that only matters if you work on Astro's source code.
Node.js: the repo's engines pin Node 22.12.0 or newer. The monorepo itself builds with pnpm and Turbo, but that only matters if you work on Astro's source code.Does it matter which operating system I'm on?Not really — Astro runs as a Node.js command-line tool on Windows, macOS and Linux, and what it produces are plain websites that any web host can serve.
Not really — Astro runs as a Node.js command-line tool on Windows, macOS and Linux, and what it produces are plain websites that any web host can serve.Which UI frameworks can I pair with it?Official integrations cover React, Preact, Svelte, Solid, Vue and Alpine.js, plus add-ons for MDX content, RSS feeds and sitemaps.
Official integrations cover React, Preact, Svelte, Solid, Vue and Alpine.js, plus add-ons for MDX content, RSS feeds and sitemaps.Where can I deploy the finished site?Official adapters target Node, Vercel, Cloudflare and Netlify, so one project can ship as a static site or as a server-rendered app.
Official adapters target Node, Vercel, Cloudflare and Netlify, so one project can ship as a static site or as a server-rendered app.Can I try it before installing anything?Yes — the README links quick examples you can open as a starter project right in your browser, no local setup required.
Yes — the README links quick examples you can open as a starter project right in your browser, no local setup required.What are similar projects?next.js, nuxt, framework, tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog, gatsby, razzle, usehooks, react-static
next.js, nuxt, framework, tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog, gatsby, razzle, usehooks, react-static