> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://node-api.gitbook.io/nodpi/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://node-api.gitbook.io/nodpi/create-a-new-project.md).
# Create a new project
The CLI tool will scaffold the project and install all the required dependencies. To create a new project, run the CLI as follows and answer the prompts
#### Create project with name \`nodeapi\`
```
nodpi p nodeapi
```
#### Starting the project
```
cd nodeapi
npm i
npm start
```
In a browser, visit [http://localhost:2020](http://localhost:2020/api) for api documentation
Project Folder Structure will look as follow
Please do changes in `config.js` file for admin credentials and gmail smtp credentials to send to mails
```
const config = {
"dbname" : "nodpi",
"port":2020,
"admin_email":"admin@nodpi.com",
"admin_password":"admin123",
"email":"youremail@gmail.com",
"password":"yourpassword",
"api_url" : "http://localhost:2020/api/",
"app_url" : "http://localhost.com:2020/"
}
module.exports = config;
```
#### Starting the project
```
cd nodeapi
npm i
npm start
```
In a browser, visit [http://localhost:2020](http://localhost:2020/api) for api documentation
Welcome Mail
Reset Password Mail
Change Password Form
