# Creating a Gatsby blog site

September 19, 2020

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Creating a blog site using [Gatsby](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/) is pretty easy and it can be done within few minutes.

Gatsby has given a really [good documentation](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/) which is easy to follow, even if you are a beginner.

This site is creatd using [gatsby blog starter](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-blog) template. Below are the steps you should follow to create your site:

*   Install [gatsby cli](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/gatsby-cli/#examples)
*   run `gatsby new your_blog`
*   run `cd your_blog`
*   run `gatsby develop`

That’s it, you have your site ready and once you make any changes you will be able to see it on `localhost:8000`.

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