# Ship in 5 minutes

> Create a project, draft a post, and publish your first article.

HTML version: https://blogizi.com/docs/quick-start
Markdown version: https://blogizi.com/docs/quick-start.md

This walkthrough gets you from zero to a live blog post in a few steps.

## 1. Create an account

Sign in at [blogizi.com/sign-in](/sign-in) with Google or a magic link. You'll land in the dashboard.

## 2. Create a project

Click **New project**, pick a slug (this becomes your subdomain), and optionally link your GitHub repo URL.

Your blog will be live at `https://your-slug.app.blogizi.com` as soon as you publish a post.

## 3. Copy your API key

Open project **Settings → API** and copy the project API key. The CLI uses this to publish on your behalf.

## 4. Install & authenticate the CLI

```sh
npm install -g blogizi
blogizi auth --api-key YOUR_API_KEY
```

## 5. Draft and publish

From your project directory:

```sh
blogizi draft --keyword "how we built our auth flow"
blogizi publish
```

> **Warning:** The `blogizi draft` command runs through your local Claude or Codex setup. Blogizi does not include AI credits — you bring your own agent.

Visit your subdomain to see the post live. Next, configure [a custom domain](/docs/custom-domain) or [path mode](/docs/path-mode) if you want the blog on your main site.