Getting started

Welcome to development on Atlassian’s cloud products with the Forge platform. Work through the steps below to set up your development environment and create your first Forge app.

Each step builds on the code from the previous step. The final app will display the number of comments on a Confluence page.

Steps

1. Step 1: Set up Forge: Set up the tools you need to develop Forge apps.
2. Step 2: Create a Hello World app: Learn the CLI commands to work with an app.
3. Step 3: Call a product API: Use the Confluence REST API to get information about a page.
4. Step 4: Change the front end with Forge UI: Make a change to your app’s front end and improve your development process.

Next

Once you’ve completed these steps, continue with another tutorial or look through the reference pages to learn more.

• Automate Jira using Triggers uses triggers to respond to user actions in Jira.
• Create a GIPHY app using Forge UI creates a more complex front end with Forge UI.
• See the reference pages to learn what else you can do with what you’ve learned.