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Sylk Head First

Let's discover sylk CLI in less than 5 minutes.

Getting Started​

Get started by installing the CLI using PIP.

pip install sylk

The command also installs all necessary dependencies you need to run sylk CLI.

What you'll need​

Depeneds on your project requirements and or organization but you should setup your dev environment with the tools and languages you want to develop your sylk services.

  • Node.js version 16.14 or above:
    • When installing Node.js, you are recommended to check all checkboxes related to dependencies.
  • Go version 1.19 or above
  • Python version 3.7 or above

Generate a new project​

Generate a new sylk site using the basic template.

The basic template will automatically be added to your project after you run the command:

sylk new my-app
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Start a project from sylk Beta cloud platform

You can pull a published project via the same sylk new command by adding --project-id

sylk new my-cloud-app --project-id <your-cloud-project-id>

See more information on Platform Docs

You can type this command into Command Prompt, Powershell, Terminal, or any other integrated terminal of your code editor.

Start your application​

Run the development server:

cd my-app
sylk run --build

The cd command changes the directory you're working with. In order to work with your newly created Docusaurus site, you'll need to navigate the terminal there.

The sylk run --build command builds your website locally and serves it through a development server, ready for you to send request at localhost:44880.

Start adding server resources such as new Packages and Services which holds your business logic and implemantations (Messages under packages and Methods under services). Learn more on expanding your application with additional resources or see our full templates lists which can be handy to bootstrap your applications.

Deep dive into sylk​