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title: Introduction
section: intro
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---

Shopify App CLI helps you build Shopify apps faster. It quickly scaffolds Node.js and Ruby on Rails apps, and automates many common development tasks.

**[Get started with Shopify App CLI]({{ site.baseurl }}{% link getting-started/index.md %})**

## Quick start

1. Install Shopify App CLI:
    ```console
    $ eval "$(curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Shopify/shopify-app-cli/master/install.sh)"
    ```
2. Create an app:
    ```console
    $ shopify create
    ```
3. Start and install your app on a Shopify Development store:
    ```console
    $ shopify serve
    ```
    ```console
    $ shopify open
    ```