# Quick Start Guide

Get ready to make Strapi up and running in less than 5 minutes 🚀

For a step-by-step guide, please take a look at the detailed tutorial.

# 1. Install Strapi globally

Please make sure Node.js and npm are properly installed on your machine.

npm install strapi@beta -g

# 2. Create a new project

strapi new cms --quickstart

# 3. Create an admin user

Navigate to http://localhost:1337/admin.

• Fill in the form.
• Click Ready to start.

# 4. Create a Content Type

Navigate to PLUGINS - Content Type Builder.

• Click the "+ Add Content Type" button.
• Enter restaurant.
• Click "+ Add New Field"
  • Click the String field.
  • Type name under the BASE SETTINGS tab, in the Name field.
  • Click Continue.
• Click "+ Add New Field"
  • Click the Text field.
  • Type description under the BASE SETTINGS tab, in the Name field.
  • Click the ADVANCED SETTINGS tab, check Display as a WYSIWYG.
  • Click Continue.
• Click the Save button and wait for Strapi to restart.

# 5. Manage and add data to Content Type

Navigate to CONTENT TYPES - Restaurants.

• Click on + Add New Restaurant button. Type Strapi Restaurant in the Name field. Type Strapi restaurant is a cosy restaurant delivering one of the very fastest and nicest dining experiences in the world, combining nods to tradition with fierce modernity, warmth with daring. into the Description field.
• Click Save.

You will see your restaurant listed in the entries.

# 6. Set roles and permissions

Navigate to PLUGINS - Roles & Permission.

• Click the pencil edit icon to the right of the Public Role.
• Scroll down under Permissions, find Restaurant. Click the checkbox next to find.
• Click Save.

# 7. Consume the Content Type API

Here we are! The list of restaurants is accessible at http://localhost:1337/restaurants.