Install Claude Code: First App in 10 Min (2026)
Want to install Claude Code and build your first app — even if you've never coded? This beginner walkthrough takes you from zero to a working website on your own computer in about 10 minutes.
You'll open the Terminal, install Node, install Claude Code with one line, log in, and then build (and recolor) a real personal website by typing one sentence in plain English. No coding knowledge needed.
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 How to install Claude Code (zero coding)
1:06 What you actually need
1:27 Open the Terminal (Mac + Windows)
2:31 Install Node (the engine)
3:28 Check it worked: node --version
3:58 Install Claude Code (one line)
5:06 If you see 'permission denied'
5:25 Wake it up: claude + log in
6:03 Honest: it's not free forever
6:21 How permissions work
6:58 Build your first website with one sentence
8:19 Open it in the browser
8:55 Recolor your whole site with one sentence
9:28 Recap: the loop you'll use forever
9:54 What to build first (next video)
✅ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
• How to open the Terminal on Mac and Windows
• How to install Node (the one ingredient Claude Code needs)
• How to install Claude Code with a single command (and fix the 'permission denied' error on Mac)
• How to log in and run Claude Code for the first time
• How permissions work — Claude always asks before doing anything
• How to build a real website with AI by typing one sentence
• How to change your site with another plain-English sentence
🔗 RESOURCES
• Node.js download (LTS): https://nodejs.org
• Claude Code: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
• Install (one command): npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
▶ Watch the first video on this channel — what Claude Code actually is + the whole picture: • Claude Code for Beginners: Build Apps With...
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