# sapper [Military-grade progressive web apps, powered by Svelte.](https://sapper.svelte.technology) ## What is Sapper? Sapper is a framework for building high-performance universal web apps. [Read the guide](https://sapper.svelte.technology/guide) or the [introductory blog post](https://svelte.technology/blog/sapper-towards-the-ideal-web-app-framework) to learn more. ## Get started Clone the [starter project template](https://github.com/sveltejs/sapper-template) with [degit](https://github.com/rich-harris/degit)... ```bash npx degit sveltejs/sapper-template my-app ``` ...then install dependencies and start the dev server... ```bash cd my-app npm install npm run dev ``` ...and navigate to [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). To build and run in production mode: ```bash npm run build npm start ``` ## License [LIL](LICENSE)