Guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for common tasks. New here? Start with the getting started guide, then pick whatever matches what you're building.

Getting started

• Getting started

  Install the CLI, create your first project, and run it locally in about five minutes.

  5 min read

• Project structure

  What each directory and config file is for, and how they fit together.

  4 min read

• Configuration

  Environment variables, config files, and how values are resolved across environments.

  6 min read

Building

• Routing

  Define routes, path parameters, query strings, and nested layouts.

  8 min read

• Authentication

  Sessions, tokens, and protecting routes for signed-in users only.

  10 min read

• Working with the database

  Connecting, migrations, queries, and transactions.

  12 min read

• Error handling

  Custom error pages, logging, and returning consistent error responses from your API.

  5 min read

Deploying

• Deployment

  Build for production and ship to your hosting provider of choice.

  9 min read

• Monitoring

  Health checks, metrics, and alerting for a running service.

  7 min read

• Scaling

  Horizontal scaling, caching strategies, and connection pooling.

  11 min read