Installation | Pencil

Getting started with Pencil is really easy. Just follow the steps given below.

Pencil site can be created quickly using the CLI tool.

npm install -g @penciljs/core
pencil init

There is a package.json file which is created in the project root directory.

Installing dependencies by npm install is not necessary as Pencil is already globally installed.

The following commands can be used to start with the Pencil site template.

git clone https://github.com/blenderskool/pencil-template pencil-site
cd pencil-site
git remote rm origin
npm install

Getting Started