The first step to using Gatsby is to install the command-line tool globally:
npm install gatsby-cli -g
Now you can run the command-line tool to generate your Gatsby project, not unlike how create-react-app works. The gatsby command takes two arguments:
- The name of the new project
- The URL of the Gatsby starter repository
The project name is basically the name of the folder that's created to hold all of your project files. A Gatsby starter is kind of like a template that makes it easier for you to get rolling, especially if you're learning. If you don't pass a starter, the default starter is used:
gatsby new your-first-gatsby-site
Running the above command would be the same as running:
gatsby new your-first-gatsby-site ...
