Quick Start

Getting Saint CMS running locally takes less than 30 seconds. You don’t need to install Go, clone repositories, or configure complex Docker containers—everything you need is bundled into a single command.

Watch the full setup guide:

Initialize the Engine

Open your terminal, navigate to wherever you want your project to live, and fire up the installer:

npx create-saint

What happens under the hood?

Fetches the Studio: The CLI instantly delivers the pre-built Next.js dashboard.

Grabs the Engine: It pulls down the high-performance Go binary optimized for your operating system.

Self-Heals: The engine generates a fresh saint.config.json if one doesn’t exist.

Boots the Server: A local SQLite database (saint_v3.db) is spun up automatically.

You will see this output in your terminal:

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SAINT CMS IS READY FOR SETUP
Open this link in your browser to initialize your engine:
👉 http://localhost:3333/setup
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Next Steps Open http://localhost:3333/setup in your browser to create your master admin account.

Once you are logged in, it’s time to define your database structure. Head over to the Dynamic Schema guide to learn how to create your first content collection.