If you want to just fork this repo and go:

1. Make sure you have Node.js (22 or better, a current LTS release).
2. Make sure you have MongoDB. A MongoDB Atlas free tier account will work. If you're not running MongoDB on your own computer, set the APOS_MONGODB_URI environment variable.
3. Install dependencies with npm install.
4. Add your first user with node app @apostrophecms/user:add {MY_USERNAME} admin.

Run npm run dev to build the Apostrophe UI and start the site up.

Go to http://localhost:3000/login to log in and start editing.

See the documentation for more information.