yew/website/docs/getting-started/build-a-sample-app.mdx

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---
title: "Build a sample app"
---
## Using a starter template
Once you have the environment ready, you can use the starter template to create the boilerplate needed for a basic Yew app.
Install [`cargo-generate`](https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate) by following their installation instructions
then run the following command:
```shell
cargo generate --git https://github.com/yewstack/yew-trunk-minimal-template
```
## Setting up the application manually
### Create Project
To get started, create a new cargo project.
```bash
cargo new yew-app
```
Open the newly created directory.
```bash
cd yew-app
```
### Run a hello world example
To verify the Rust environment is setup, run the initial project using `cargo run`. You should see
a "Hello World!" message.
```bash
cargo run
# output: Hello World!
```
### Setting up the project as a Yew web application
To convert this simple command line application to a basic Yew web application, a few changes are needed.
#### Update Cargo.toml
Add `yew` to the list of dependencies.
```toml title=Cargo.toml
[package]
name = "yew-app"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2018"
[dependencies]
# you can check the latest version here: https://crates.io/crates/yew
yew = "0.19"
```
#### Update main.rs
We need to generate a template which sets up a root Component called `App` which renders a button
that updates its value when clicked. Replace the contents of `src/main.rs` with the following code.
:::note
The call to `yew::start_app::<App>()` inside the `main` function starts your application and mounts
it to the page's `<body>` tag. If you would like to start your application with any dynamic
properties, you can instead use `yew::start_app_with_props::<App>(..)`.
:::
```rust ,no_run, title=main.rs
use yew::prelude::*;
#[function_component]
fn App() -> Html {
let counter = use_state(|| 0);
let onclick = {
let counter = counter.clone();
move |_| {
let value = *counter + 1;
counter.set(value);
}
};
html! {
<div>
<button {onclick}>{ "+1" }</button>
<p>{ *counter }</p>
</div>
}
}
fn main() {
yew::start_app::<App>();
}
```
#### Create index.html
Finally, add an `index.html` file in the root directory of your app.
```html , title=index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Yew App</title>
</head>
</html>
```
## View your web application
Run the following command to build and serve the application locally.
```bash
trunk serve
```
Trunk will rebuild your application if you modify any of its source code files.
## Congratulations
You have now successfully setup your Yew development environment, and built your first web application.
Experiment with this application and review the [examples](./examples.mdx) to further your learning.