# grunt-init-amber > Create an [Amber Smalltalk](http://amber-lang.net) based application. ## Installation Install [grunt-init](http://gruntjs.com/project-scaffolding) if you have not already done so. Place this template in your `~/.grunt-init/` directory after installing grunt-init. It is recommended to clone this template with git as follows: ``` git clone git://github.com/mkroehnert/grunt-init-amber.git ~/.grunt-init/amber ``` _Windows users, see [the grunt-init documentation](http://gruntjs.com/project-scaffolding) for the correct directory destination_ ## Usage At the command-line, cd into an empty directory, run this command and follow the prompts. ``` grunt-init amber ``` _Note that this template will generate files in the current directory, so be sure to change to a new directory first if you do not want to overwrite existing files._