---
title: Get Started
description: This guide will walk you through installing the Mist CLI, setting up your development environment, and compiling your very first program.
icon: Rocket
---

## 1. Installation

Mist is currently distributed as a Cargo crate. To get started, you'll need to have the Rust toolchain installed.

Run the following command to install the Mist toolchain:

```bash title="Terminal"
cargo install mist-lang@0.3.8-alpha.0
```

> (ℹ) For a more streamlined development experience, Install the following VSCode extensions:
> 1. [Mist syntax highlighting VSCode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=selimaj-dev.mist-syntax)
> 2. [Mist analyzer LSP VSCode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=selimaj-dev.mist-analyzer)

Once the installation finishes, verify it by checking the version:

```bash title="Terminal"
mist version
```

---

## 2. Setting Up Your Mist Project
```bash
mist new mist-hello-world
```
or
```bash
mist init
```


```mist title="src/main.mist"
void main() {
    println!("Hello World!");
}
```

### 3. Build and Run

```bash title="Terminal"
mist run
```

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## Command Reference

| Command              | Alias | Description                                     |
| -------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------------- |
|  mist run |r|            |run the project                                      |
|  mist build |b|          |build the project                                    |
|  mist transpile |t       |transpile the project                                |
|  mist check |c           |check the project                                    |
|  mist test|              |test the project                                     |
|  mist publish|           |publish the project                                  |
|  mist bench|             |benchmark the project                                |
|  mist doc|               |build documentation                                  |
|  mist fix|               |automatically fix warnings                           |
|  mist clippy|            |lint the project                                     |
|  mist clean|             |clean build artifacts                                |
|  mist init|              |initialize a project in the current folder           |
|  mist new|               |create a new project                                 |
|  mist version|-v         |print the compiler version                           |
|  mist help|-h            |print this message                                   |