Getting Started

Using npx:

npx @nestjs/cli new project-name

Installing the CLI:

npm i -g @nestjs/cli

nest new project-name

Starting server

yarn start

Server will be online at: http://localhost:3000/

The project directory will be created, node modules and a few other boilerplate files will be installed, and a src/ directory will be created and populated with several core files.

src

app.controller.ts

app.module.ts

main.ts

Here's a brief overview of those core files: