Getting Started

Using the Desktop Application

The easiest way to work with the EFES-NG Prototype is through the desktop application. Download it for your platform, then:

1. Open the application
2. Click New to create a project, or Open to select an existing one
3. Click Start to build and enter watch mode
4. Click Preview to view your site in a browser

See Desktop Application for more details.

Using the Command Line

Alternatively, you can use the CLI. This requires Node.js 22 or later.

Not on npm yet

EFES-NG is not yet published on npm. See the README for build-from-source instructions.

# Create a new project
npx create-efes-ng my-project

# Build the pipeline
cd my-project
efes-ng run

# Watch for changes
efes-ng watch

# Clean generated files
efes-ng clean

See the CLI reference for all commands.

Next Steps

Read the other guide pages or follow the Tutorial, it walks you through creating a complete SigiDoc edition from scratch using encoded seals from an existing collection.