react.dev/docs/getting-started.md

---
id: getting-started
title: Getting Started
permalink: docs/getting-started.html
next: tutorial.html
redirect_from: "docs/index.html"
---

## JSFiddle

The easiest way to start hacking on React is using the following JSFiddle Hello World examples:

 * **[React JSFiddle](https://jsfiddle.net/reactjs/69z2wepo/)**
 * [React JSFiddle without JSX](https://jsfiddle.net/reactjs/5vjqabv3/)

## Create React App

**[Create React App](http://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app)** is a new officially supported way to create single-page React applications. It offers a modern build setup with no configuration. It requires Node 4 or higher.

Note that it has [some limitations](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#limitations) and is only useful for single-page applications. If you need more flexibility, or if you want to integrate React into an existing project, consider other options below.

## Starter Pack

If you're just getting started, you can download the starter kit. The starter kit includes prebuilt copies of React and React DOM for the browser, as well as a collection of usage examples to help you get started.

<div class="buttons-unit downloads">
  <a href="/react/downloads/react-{{site.react_version}}.zip" class="button">
    Download Starter Kit {{site.react_version}}
  </a>
</div>

In the root directory of the starter kit, create a `helloworld.html` with the following contents.

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>Hello React!</title>
    <script src="build/react.js"></script>
    <script src="build/react-dom.js"></script>
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/babel-core@5.8.38/browser.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="example"></div>
    <script type="text/babel">
      ReactDOM.render(
        <h1>Hello, world!</h1>,
        document.getElementById('example')
      );
    </script>
  </body>
</html>
```

The XML syntax inside of JavaScript is called JSX; check out the [JSX syntax](/react/docs/jsx-in-depth.html) to learn more about it. In order to translate it to vanilla JavaScript we use `<script type="text/babel">` and include Babel to actually perform the transformation in the browser. Open the html from a browser and you should already be able to see the greeting!

### Separate File

Your React JSX code can live in a separate file. Create the following `src/helloworld.js`.

```javascript
ReactDOM.render(
  <h1>Hello, world!</h1>,
  document.getElementById('example')
);
```

Then reference it from `helloworld.html`:

```html{10}
<script type="text/babel" src="src/helloworld.js"></script>
```

Note that some browsers (Chrome, e.g.) will fail to load the file unless it's served via HTTP.

## Using React with npm or Bower

You can also use React with package managers like npm or Bower. You can learn more in our [Package Managers](/react/docs/package-management.html) section.

## Next Steps

Check out [the tutorial](/react/docs/tutorial.html) and the other examples in the starter kit's `examples` directory to learn more.

Good luck, and welcome!
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			`---`
put it all together 12 years ago			`id: getting-started`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			`title: Getting Started`
Finish Jekyll 3 Upgrade - Reverts change to use sectionid on layouts (was unreliable), using config to make sure that's specified on all pages that need it - Adds permalinks to all other pages so that og data is correct - Corrects some permalinks that were in correct (translations) 9 years ago			`permalink: docs/getting-started.html`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			`next: tutorial.html`
Use jekyll-redirect-from instead of our other redirect method 11 years ago			`redirect_from: "docs/index.html"`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			`---`

			`## JSFiddle`

Tweak getting started wording 11 years ago			`The easiest way to start hacking on React is using the following JSFiddle Hello World examples:`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
SSL/TLSize all the things! (convert http:// to https:// where appropriate) Update links to use https:// where it is supported. There's probably a lot more that could be fixed, but these are the core ones I found (especially the download links in order to prevent MITM attacks). Note that there are some fb.me links that will redirect to http:// even while accessed over https://, but this seemed like the best way to fix those for now. NOTE: Only non-third-party files were modified. There are references to http:// URLs in vendored/third-party files, but seems appropriate to fix upstream for those rather than editing the files. Also, copy one image locally to the blog, as it was hotlinking to a site that did not support https://. Last, use youtube-nocookie.com instead of youtube.com for video embeds, as the former doesn't try to set a cookie on load (privacy enhancement). 10 years ago			`* [React JSFiddle](https://jsfiddle.net/reactjs/69z2wepo/)`
			`* [React JSFiddle without JSX](https://jsfiddle.net/reactjs/5vjqabv3/)`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
Link to Create React App (#7654) * Link to Create React App * Reword 8 years ago			`## Create React App`

			`[Create React App](http://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app) is a new officially supported way to create single-page React applications. It offers a modern build setup with no configuration. It requires Node 4 or higher.`

			`Note that it has [some limitations](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app#limitations) and is only useful for single-page applications. If you need more flexibility, or if you want to integrate React into an existing project, consider other options below.`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
Create section on using React with package managers. 9 years ago			`## Starter Pack`
Update some more docs for package split 9 years ago
Create section on using React with package managers. 9 years ago			`If you're just getting started, you can download the starter kit. The starter kit includes prebuilt copies of React and React DOM for the browser, as well as a collection of usage examples to help you get started.`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
			`<div class="buttons-unit downloads">`
			`<a href="/react/downloads/react-{{site.react_version}}.zip" class="button">`
			`Download Starter Kit {{site.react_version}}`
			`</a>`
			`</div>`

			In the root directory of the starter kit, create a `helloworld.html` with the following contents.

			```html
			`<!DOCTYPE html>`
			`<html>`
			`<head>`
Add meta tag in the header of HTML 10 years ago			`<meta charset="UTF-8" />`
Add site title to first code snippet of getting started 10 years ago			`<title>Hello React!</title>`
Don't use the min build in getting started guide 11 years ago			`<script src="build/react.js"></script>`
Update some more docs for package split 9 years ago			`<script src="build/react-dom.js"></script>`
s/npmcdn/unpkg/g (#7609) npmcdn.com is moving to unpkg.com. Same backend, one less letter in the domain name. Boom. 8 years ago			`<script src="https://unpkg.com/babel-core@5.8.38/browser.min.js"></script>`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			`</head>`
			`<body>`
			`<div id="example"></div>`
[docs] Update script mimetypes: text/jsx -> text/babel 9 years ago			`<script type="text/babel">`
React -> ReactDOM for render() and findDOMNode() 9 years ago			`ReactDOM.render(`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			`<h1>Hello, world!</h1>,`
			`document.getElementById('example')`
			`);`
			`</script>`
			`</body>`
			`</html>`
			```

Clarify a step in the quick start I propose to add a sentence to indicate the page is ready, and the next step (Separate File) is optional. IMMO, the quick-start guide should be really short so that readers can see the result asap. Furthermore, the "Separate File" might not work for readers using Chrome anyway. 9 years ago			The XML syntax inside of JavaScript is called JSX; check out the [JSX syntax](/react/docs/jsx-in-depth.html) to learn more about it. In order to translate it to vanilla JavaScript we use `<script type="text/babel">` and include Babel to actually perform the transformation in the browser. Open the html from a browser and you should already be able to see the greeting!
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
			`### Separate File`

Tweak getting started wording 11 years ago			Your React JSX code can live in a separate file. Create the following `src/helloworld.js`.
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
			```javascript
React -> ReactDOM for render() and findDOMNode() 9 years ago			`ReactDOM.render(`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			`<h1>Hello, world!</h1>,`
			`document.getElementById('example')`
			`);`
			```
Update getting-started.md merge the warn and explain for the @jsx 10 years ago
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			Then reference it from `helloworld.html`:

			```html{10}
[docs] Update script mimetypes: text/jsx -> text/babel 9 years ago			`<script type="text/babel" src="src/helloworld.js"></script>`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago			```

Add warning for protocol sandboxing near pain point in Getting Started 10 years ago			`Note that some browsers (Chrome, e.g.) will fail to load the file unless it's served via HTTP.`

Create section on using React with package managers. 9 years ago			`## Using React with npm or Bower`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
Create section on using React with package managers. 9 years ago			`You can also use React with package managers like npm or Bower. You can learn more in our [Package Managers](/react/docs/package-management.html) section.`
cleanup some files, move tutorial 12 years ago
			`## Next Steps`

Add meta tag in the header of HTML 10 years ago			Check out [the tutorial](/react/docs/tutorial.html) and the other examples in the starter kit's `examples` directory to learn more.
Adding link to wiki Based on conversation in https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/2501. A good place to guide people further in finding the complete set of tools needed to build an application. 10 years ago
			`Good luck, and welcome!`