# Quickstart

This quickstart is intended for experienced developers, that are accustomed with concepts like JavaScript, Node.js, SQL and the command line. For a more gentle introduction, see our tutorial on [how to set up your development environment](https://docs.medusajs.com/tutorial/set-up-your-development-environment).

## Getting started

1. **Install Medusa CLI**
   ```bash
   npm install -g @medusajs/medusa-cli
   ```
2. **Create a new Medusa project**
   ```
   medusa new my-medusa-store --seed
   ```
3. **Start your Medusa engine**
   ```bash
   medusa develop
   ```
4. **Use the API**
   ```bash
   curl localhost:9000/store/products | python -m json.tool
   ```

After these four steps and only a couple of minutes, you now have a complete commerce engine running locally. You may now explore [the documentation](https://docs.medusajs.com/api) to learn how to interact with the Medusa API. You may also add [plugins](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/tree/master/packages) to your Medusa store by specifying them in your `medusa-config.js` file.

## What's next?

### Set up a storefront for your Medusa project

We have created two starters for you that can help you lay a foundation for your storefront. The starters work with your new server with minimal configuration simply clone the starters from here:

- [Nextjs Starter](https://github.com/medusajs/nextjs-starter-medusa)
- [Gatsby Starter](https://github.com/medusajs/gatsby-starter-medusa)

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