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title: "First project setup"
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# First project setup {#first-project-setup}

If you installed the [Default theme](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:installation-typo3-default-theme@main)
and chose to create a basic site during installation you already have a
root page, a site configuration and a basic theme / site package created
automatically. In this case you can proceed with chapter [Settings](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:siterecords@main)
to customize your installation.

This chapter demonstrates how to create your first small project in an empty
[TYPO3 Installation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:installation-index@main).

There are also some
[Project templates for a quick start](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:project-templates@main).

**[Root page](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:create-root-page@main)**

Learn how to create the first page, the so called root page.
It will be your future home page.

[Create a root page](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:create-root-page@main)

**[Create a new site configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:site-configuration@main)**

Create a site configuration defining side wide information like
title, root path and default language.

[Create a site configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:site-configuration@main)

**[Settings](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:siterecords@main)**

Learn where to apply settings for your system.

[Manage settings](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:settings@main)

**[Creating a site package](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:creating-a-site-package@main)**

Next steps after setting up your first project.

[Creating a site package](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:creating-a-site-package@main)