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For new AI coders

Build something

The setup, the services, and the traps nobody warns you about: surprise bills, renewal hikes, leaked keys.

Start here

Start coding with AI

  1. Install a code editor
  2. Install Git
  3. Install Node.js and Python
  4. Make a GitHub account
  5. Add an AI coding agent
  6. Ship your first site
Open the setup path

Services

Set up to code

Editor, Git, Node and Python. The base every AI coding tool expects.

Pick a code editor · Visual Studio Code

Install Git · Git

Install Node.js and Python · fnm

AI coding tools

Agents that write code with you, and builders that make apps from a prompt.

Code with an AI agent

Build an app from a prompt

Code hosting

Where your code lives online, with history and backups.

Store your code online · GitHub

Website hosting

Put a website or app online for free, without a surprise bill.

Host a website for free · Cloudflare Workers and Pages

Domain registrars

Buy a domain name without renewal traps or paid privacy.

Buy a domain name · Cloudflare Registrar

Databases

Store your app's data, with a free tier that will not surprise you.

Add a database to your app · Supabase

Logins

Let people sign in to your app without building it yourself.

Add sign in to your app · Clerk

Payments

Take money online, and who handles sales tax for you.

Accept payments · Stripe

Sending email

Send sign-up, receipt and password reset emails that land in the inbox.

Send email from your app · Resend

Analytics

See how many people visit, without spying on them.

Count your visitors · Cloudflare Web Analytics

Error tracking

Find out when your app breaks before your users tell you.

Catch errors in your app · Sentry

Website builders

A good-looking site without writing code.

Make a website without code · Carrd

Lessons

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