This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating a new Hydrogen storefront, linking it to your Shopify store, and then deploying it to Oxygen. #### Requirements - [Node.js v16.20+](https://nodejs.org/) and [npm v8.19+](https://www.npmjs.com/) - [Hydrogen channel](https://apps.shopify.com/hydrogen) ## Step 1: Create a new Hydrogen storefront In your terminal, create a new Hydrogen project using example data from [Mock.shop](https://mock.shop): ``` npm create @shopify/hydrogen@latest -- --quickstart ``` > Note: > The `--quickstart` flag is shorthand for a set of [recommended options](/docs/api/shopify-cli/hydrogen/hydrogen-init#flags-propertydetail-quickstart) for trying Hydrogen. You can drop it to see the available customizations. You'll see a confirmation message with some details about your new project: ``` Shopify: Mock.shop Language: JavaScript Routes: • Home (/ & /:catchAll) • Page (/pages/:handle) • Cart (/cart/* & /discount/*) • Products (/products/:handle) • Collections (/collections & /collections/:handle) • Policies (/policies & /policies/:handle) • Blogs (/blogs/*) • Account (/account/*) • Search (/api/predictive-search & /search) • Robots (/robots.txt) • Sitemap (/sitemap.xml) ``` ## Step 2: Run the dev server After installation, open your new project and start the dev server: ``` cd hydrogen-quickstart shopify hydrogen dev ``` Once the dev server is running, open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) in your browser and you'll see [Mock.shop](https://mock.shop) inventory:  ## Step 3: Link your Hydrogen project to Shopify By default, your Hydrogen project displays example products from [Mock.shop](https://mock.shop). To show your own products, link your local project to Shopify, create a new storefront, and sync your environment variables. 1. Link your Hydrogen project to Shopify: ``` npx shopify hydrogen link ``` Follow the prompts to log in to your Shopify account and create a new storefront: ``` ? Select a shop to log in to: ✓ my-shopify-store ? Select a Hydrogen storefront to link: ✓ Create a new storefront ? New storefront name: > hydrogen-quickstart ``` 1. Update your project's environment variables: ``` npx shopify hydrogen env pull ``` Your terminal will show a diff like this: ``` - SESSION_SECRET="foobar" - PUBLIC_STORE_DOMAIN="mock.shop" + PUBLIC_STOREFRONT_ID=[ID] + PUBLIC_STOREFRONT_API_TOKEN=[TOKEN] + PRIVATE_STOREFRONT_API_TOKEN=[TOKEN] + PUBLIC_CUSTOMER_ACCOUNT_API_CLIENT_ID=[ID] + PUBLIC_CUSTOMER_ACCOUNT_API_URL=https://shopify.com/[ID] ``` To confirm that the link works, run `npm run dev` and open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). You'll now see your storefront inventory in your browser:  ## Step 4: Deploy to Oxygen After your Hydrogen storefront is linked, you can deploy it to Oxygen hosting to make it publicly accessible: 1. Deploy your project to Oxygen: ``` npx shopify hydrogen deploy ``` 1. At the prompt to pick which environment to deploy to, select **Preview**. The Hydrogen CLI builds your storefront, creates a new Oxygen deployment, and returns a preview link in your terminal. Open the preview link in your browser see deployment URL:  ## Next steps Congratulations! You've created a new Hydrogen storefront, connected it to Shopify, and made your first deployment to Oxygen.