amber-documentation/faq.md

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Q: How do I start a new Amber project?

A: You can see the steps described here 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:

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()