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#### Q: How do I start a new Amber project?

A: You can see the steps [described here](/getting-started.html) which are basically:

{% highlight sh %}
npm install -g amber-cli
mkdir newProjectDir
cd newProjectDir
amber init
amber serve
{% endhighlight %}

And visit `http://localhost:4000`

Here is also a terminal screencast doing just that:

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#### Q: How do I get back the Helios IDE after I have closed it?

A: Evaluate the following in the JavaScript console:

    require('amber/helpers').popupHelios()