Walkthroughs

Step-by-step tutorials for building with Keystone.

Getting started

If you’re new to Keystone begin here. These walkthroughs introduce the system, key concepts, and show you how to get up and running with schema-driven development the Keystone way.

Keystone Quick Start →

Take a tour of Keystone in minutes with our CLI starter project

Learn Keystone

Learn how to build a functioning blog backend with relationships, auth, and session data from an empty folder, and gain insights into Keystone’s core concepts along the way.

Lesson 1: Installing Keystone →

Get Keystone up and running with your first content type

Lesson 2: Relating things →

Connect two content types and learn how to configure the appearance of field inputs

Lesson 3: Publishing Workflows →

Support publishing needs with Keystone's select and timestamp fields

Lesson 4: Auth & Sessions →

Add sessions, password protection, and a sign-in screen to your Keystone app

Lesson 5: Rich Text →

Add a powerful document field to your app and learn how to configure it to meet your needs