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# Your First CLI App

## Using the CLI

```
vue create northwind-traders
```

![We're going to manually select features](/files/-Le-PvqSp1HzVsmFKDXz)

![And for now, all we need is Babel and Linter](/files/-Le-QIWpHjZQHQ8eZ57G)

We can run the application now with the commands below:

```
cd northwind-traders
npm run serve
```

![Horay!!!](/files/-LVvvxGt2ugimTxTcdEz)

## Using the UI

We can achieve the very same thing using the Vue UI. Let's give it a try

```
vue ui
```

![The Vue UI should up and running on port 8000](/files/-LVvqrFjSXnm5a37JG2n)

![The Vue UI should open automatically](/files/-LVvrFSivA12Hqgb1J9M)

We'll follow the same steps to create a project as we did through the CLI. Let's click on **Create**

![](/files/-LVvttk54lwzXjf_1P-u)

Then select a path and **Create a new project here**

![](/files/-LVvu-cteu5WVIzx8u6M)

Give it a name and which package manager you want to use

![](/files/-LVvu8LK-76YMDxrWnIv)

We're going to select some manual features and click on **Next**

![](/files/-LVvuHB73ONacU_1hBl8)

We'll keep the default features for now, but it's good to know we could select more here and click **Next**

![](/files/-LVvuNu3MUAz9yDy1BOw)

Finally, let's create the project

![](/files/-LVvul10oZ6q0TID5cm0)

If you want, you can save this preset for later. Since it's just the default, we're going to **Continue without saving**

![](/files/-LVvv-9i3imW7ypENE2B)

And we're done

![](/files/-LVvvPK9-4gIROGNPOmD)

Let's run the application now

![](/files/-LVvwUTrSFtiGt3xdlaV)

![Horay!!! ](/files/-LVvwZbllN-Jc9oJEuY2)


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