Getting Started

Requirements, creating a project. and running a Hilla application.

This section shows you how to create and run a Hilla application.

Requirements

Node 16.14 or higer
JDK 11 or higher (For example, Eclipse Temurin JDK).

Creating a New Hilla Project

You can create a new Hilla project using the Vaadin CLI:

npx @vaadin/cli init --hilla my-hilla-app

You can also create a project with the basic security configuration added to it using the --auth option:

npx @vaadin/cli init --hilla --auth hilla-with-auth

Running a Hilla Project

Change into the newly created directory and run the application with the included Maven wrapper. This will run both the frontend and backend build, and open your web browser to localhost:8080.

cd my-hilla-app
./mvnw

Next Steps

Here are some resources to help you get started:

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Quick Start Tutorial - a 10-minute "Hello, world" with server communication
Basics Tutorial - a 30-minute ToDo-app tutorial
Full Course - an in-depth 4-hour course that teaches you how to build a full-stack CRM app and deploy it

Hilla Documentation