# Quickstart: your first project

In this tutorial, you will learn to create a project on Alpio, configure it, and deploy it to the cloud. We will simply extend the starter template which is used when you create a new project.

In this project, we will expose an API representing planets and galaxies, with CRUD (create, read, update, delete) endpoints.

Before we start, make sure you have [installed Alpio and created an account](/alpio/setup-and-usage.md).


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
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```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
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Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.