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Step 2 - Creating a project

Creating a project from a template​

To create a project, open your terminal app and type:

$ dfx new poll

SDK will create an project from a template in a folder "poll": dfx new poll terminal image

Understanding the project structure​

After your app is created you can examine the folder structure:

PROJECT ROOT           <-- App main folder
├── README.md
├── dfx.json           <-- configuration of your Internet Computer app
├── package-lock.json  <-- node.js packages config
├── package.json       <-- node.js packages config
├── src
│   ├── poll_backend   <-- source code of your backend app
│   │   └── main.mo    <-- WE WILL BE WORKING IN THIS FILE!
│   └── poll_frontend  <-- source code of your frontend app
│       └── ...
└── webpack.config.js  <-- web app bundler config

In this tutorial will be only working in one file main.mo that contains the code of our backend app in programming language Motoko.