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# Create the first project

In the organisation settings, use Create project in the Projects tab, choose a starting point and open the project; markets, apps and Studio follow.

## Before you start

<dl>

<dt>Plan</dt>
<dd>No plan required, the project starts on Starter</dd>

<dt>Role</dt>
<dd>Organisation owner or admin</dd>

<dt>Duration</dt>
<dd>5 min</dd></dl>

### Prerequisites

- An existing organisation
- A project name, for example the brand name

Last reviewed on October 15, 2026

A project is one storefront or website inside the organisation, typically a brand or a digital offering. Each project has its own Studio, apps, markets, languages, redirects and deployments.

Creating a project automatically creates the environment **main**, the future live site. A Blueprint serves as the starting point, a pre-composed starter site that is then edited in Studio. Hosting runs on Laioutr Cloud by default.

Three things follow: set up languages and markets, install apps and test the connection to the shop or content system, then build pages in Studio. A plan is only needed for going live on a custom domain; until then the project runs on Starter.

## Step by step

1. 1 ### Step 1: Open the project list

   Open **Settings** in the organisation and select the **Projects** tab.
2. 2 ### Step 2: Create the project

   Click **Create project** and enter a project name. The name produces the project slug that appears in the project address in Cockpit.
3. 3 ### Step 3: Choose a starting point

   Choose a Blueprint that fits the industry and business model. Its pages are then ready for editing in Studio.
4. 4 ### Step 4: Confirm hosting

   Keep Laioutr Cloud as hosting unless the project runs on its own hosting. The environment **main** is created automatically.
5. 5 ### Step 5: Open the project

   Click the new project in the list. The project sidebar now shows **Studio**, **Apps**, **Markets**, **Translations** and **Deployments**.
6. 6 ### Step 6: Continue with the next steps

   Add the languages under **Translations**, the first market under **Markets**, and install the shop or content system under **Apps**.

## Check the result

The project is listed in the **Projects** tab with name and slug, and **Environments** shows the environment **main**. Studio opens the pages of the chosen Blueprint.

## Frequently asked questions

How many projects can an organisation create?

The number of projects is not a plan feature. Projects without an assigned licence run on Starter; to go live on a custom domain, a licence is assigned to the project.

When does a second project make sense, and when a second market?

Same brand with regional differences in language, currency and content: one project with several markets. Different brands, designs or teams: separate projects.

Can a project be deleted again?

Yes. In the **Projects** tab, choose **Delete** in the row menu and confirm with the project name. Deletion is permanent and removes all environments.

## Related

- [Start a project from a Blueprint](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/start-a-project-from-a-blueprint)5 min

  When creating a project, a Blueprint is chosen, a pre-composed starter site matching industry and business model, whose pages are then adapted in Studio.
- [Set up markets, currencies and domains](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/set-up-markets-currencies-and-domains)7 min

  A market bundles name, currency, flag and the domains visitors use to reach a storefront. Markets are created in the project under Markets, and each domain gets a language from Translations.
- [Find, install and configure apps](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/find-install-and-configure-apps)6 min

  Apps are listed in the Cockpit catalogue under Apps, installed per environment and set up under Configuration. The storefront uses them from the next deployment onwards.
- [Studio at a glance](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/studio-at-a-glance)5 min

  Studio is the visual editor in Cockpit: the team builds pages from sections and blocks, sees every change in a live preview of the real storefront and publishes when everything is right.
- [Buy licences and assign them to projects](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/buy-licences-and-assign-them-to-projects)5 min

  The organisation buys licences and assigns them to individual projects in Cockpit, much like seats in a team tool. Only the assignment unlocks the plan's features in the project; projects without a licence run on Starter.

## Learn it in a lesson

- [Create the first project](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/lektionen/go-live-create-the-first-project)6 min

## [Account and first project](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/leitfaeden/account-and-first-project)

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1. [Laioutr at a glance: organisation, project, environments](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/laioutr-at-a-glance-organisation-project-environments)4 min
2. [Sign up and create an organisation](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/sign-up-and-create-an-organisation)3 min
3. [Create the first project](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/create-the-first-project)5 min
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5. [From sign-up to a live storefront without help](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/from-sign-up-to-a-live-storefront-without-help)12 min
6. [Start a project from a Blueprint](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/start-a-project-from-a-blueprint)5 min

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