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title: Create a project
slug: latest-create-an-atomic-project
canonical_url: https://docs.coveo.com/en/atomic/latest/usage/manage-project/create-an-atomic-project/
collection: atomic
source_format: adoc
---
# Create a project
You can generate a basic [Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) search page in the [Coveo Administration Console](https://docs.coveo.com/en/183/) or with the [Coveo CLI](https://docs.coveo.com/en/cli/).

## Use the Administration Console

The **Simple Builder & Legacy Interface Editor** tab on the [**Search Pages**](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/) ([platform-ca](https://platform-ca.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/) | [platform-eu](https://platform-eu.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/) | [platform-au](https://platform-au.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/)) page of the [Administration Console](https://docs.coveo.com/en/183/) offers two WYSIWYG tools that let you create and edit search pages.

Select the **Simple builder** to create and customize a basic [Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) search page.
If you want more flexibility, you can [download your page](https://docs.coveo.com/en/atomic/latest/usage/manage-project/cli-download/) so that you can customize it locally.

> **Important**
>
> Pages created with the **Legacy Interface Editor** are built upon the [Coveo JavaScript Search Framework](https://docs.coveo.com/en/187/).

## Use the Coveo CLI

Before you can use the Coveo CLI to create a basic [Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) search page, you'll need to have a [Coveo organization](https://docs.coveo.com/en/185/) with an active [source](https://docs.coveo.com/en/246/).

. [Install the Coveo CLI](https://docs.coveo.com/en/cli#installation).

. Navigate to the folder in which you want to create your search page.

. Run `coveo auth:login` to connect to your [organization](https://docs.coveo.com/en/185/).

> **Tip**
>
> By default, this command connects to whichever [organization](https://docs.coveo.com/en/185/) you're currently logged in with.
> If you belong to multiple [organizations](https://docs.coveo.com/en/185/), you can append the `-o=<ORG_ID>` flag to connect to a specific one.

. Run `coveo ui:create:atomic <YOUR_PROJECT_NAME>`.

You may be asked to install [Coveo Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/).
If so, select Y, and then select Enter.

. In the next interactive prompt, select **Start from scratch**.

The Coveo CLI will create a [Stencil](https://stenciljs.com/docs/introduction) project for you.
Stencil is the same toolchain that was used to create the [Coveo Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) project itself.

> **Tip**
>
> If you have any existing search pages on the [**Search Pages**](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/) ([platform-ca](https://platform-ca.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/) | [platform-eu](https://platform-eu.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/) | [platform-au](https://platform-au.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/search/search-pages/)) page of the [Administration Console](https://docs.coveo.com/en/183/), they will be listed under **Start from scratch**.

. Navigate to the folder for your new [Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) project.

. Run `npm start`.

Once the build finishes, your browser should open to your new [Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) search page.

## What's next?

* If you've used the **Simple builder** to create and customize your [Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) search page, you can [leverage the `atomic-simple-builder`](https://docs.coveo.com/en/atomic/latest/usage/manage-project/use-hosted-page/) component to consume it from anywhere on the web.
Alternately, you can [download your page](https://docs.coveo.com/en/atomic/latest/usage/manage-project/cli-download/) and customize it locally.

* If you've created and customized your [Atomic](https://docs.coveo.com/en/lcdf0264/) search page locally, you can use the Coveo CLI to [deploy it to the Coveo Platform infrastructure](https://docs.coveo.com/en/atomic/latest/usage/manage-project/cli-deploy/).