Start Here
Start Here
The entry path for new Wheels developers — and the place where existing CFML developers pick their tooling story. If you're brand new, go top to bottom; if you know what you want, jump straight to your install path.
Orientation
Section titled “Orientation” Welcome to Wheels What Wheels is, who these guides are for, and how they're organized.
Why Wheels? Where Wheels sits next to Rails, Laravel, and the rest of CFML.
Install Wheels — three supported paths
Section titled “Install Wheels — three supported paths” Choosing Your Tooling One page to pick your path — with a glossary of every tool name. If unsure, use the wheels CLI.
Installing Wheels (CLI) The default path. Install the wheels CLI on macOS, Windows, or Linux — five minutes.
Installing with CommandBox For box shops: install and serve from ForgeBox, and know exactly what's supported.
Manual Installation (zip / GitHub) Two zips, zero dependencies, your own web server. Fully supported.
CFML Engines Running on Adobe ColdFusion or BoxLang instead of the bundled Lucee.
Working Without the CLI Every CLI task mapped to its in-framework equivalent — reload, migrate, test, seed.
Learn it
Section titled “Learn it” Anatomy of a Wheels App Every directory, what lives in it, and how the pieces find each other.
Your First 15 Minutes From installed to a running app with a scaffolded feature.
Tutorial: Build a Blog Eight chapters from hello-world to tested, deployable app.