---
title: "Create initial pages"
manual: "Site Package Tutorial"
version: "13.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3sitepackage:typo3-backend-create-initial-pages@13.4"
source: "CreatePages/Index.rst"
rendered: "2026-09-24T15:39:33+00:00"
---

# Create initial pages {#typo3-backend-create-initial-pages}

To follow this tutorial you need to have a few pages in your page tree and some
content elements on those pages. You also need a basic site configuration.

The site package you build in chapter
[Generate a site package](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3sitepackage:minimal-design@13.4)
creates a folder called `Initialisation`. This folder contains an example
page tree with some dummy content in file
`packages/my_site_package/Initialisation/data.xml`,
and an example site configuration in file
`packages/my_site_package/Initialisation/Site/main/config.yaml`. Folder
`packages/my_site_package/Initialisation/data.xml.files` contains
some example images to demonstrate using certain content elements.

-   [Load the example data automatically](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3sitepackage:load-the-example-data-automatically@13.4)
-   [Site configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3sitepackage:site-configuration@13.4)

## Load the example data automatically {#load-example-data}

After installing the site package you downloaded from [https://get.typo3.org/sitepackage](https://get.typo3.org/sitepackage)
run the following command:

```bash
ddev typo3 extension:setup
```

Loading the data might take a few seconds. If you do not see the new pages try
reloading the backend.

![Screenshot of the backend module "Page" with the loaded example data](PageModule.png)

> [!NOTE]
> This only works for site packages of type "Site Package Tutorial". The ones
> based on the Bootstrap Package or Fluid Styled Content do not contain example
> data.

## Site configuration {#typo3-backend-site}

If you followed [Load the example data automatically](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3sitepackage:load-example-data@13.4)
a basic configuration has
been created for you.

The site configuration is stored in a file called
`config/sites/main/config.yaml`. You can edit this file in the
backend module **Site Management > Sites**:

![Screenshot of the backend module "Site Management"](SiteConfiguration.png)

If you want to create a site configuration manually see
[Create a new site configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/tutorial-getting-started/13.4/en-us/FirstProject/SiteManagement/Index.html#site-configuration) in the
"Getting Started Tutorial".