Yao is a standalone executable. You only need one installation per machine or server, even if you have several projects.
This section introduces basic Yao command, which will be used later to build a simple application. A quick glance will suffice.
For more detailed information, see the Yao command references.
š **[Yao Command References](../references/yao-command)**
## Overview
Basic usage of the Yao command:
| Command | Description | Example |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| `yao start` | Start the application server | `yao start` |
| `yao run` | Run a process | `yao run utils.app.Ping` |
| `yao migrate` | Migrate the database, build the schema | `yao migrate` |
| `yao version` | Display the version of Yao | `yao version --all` |
SUI Command, for web page building:
| Command | Description | Example |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| `yao sui build` | Build the SUI page | `yao sui build web default` |
| `yao sui watch` | Watch the SUI page changes, and rebuild automatically | `yao sui watch web default` |