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Claude Code from Zero

Install to Your First Project

A free hands-on course: install Claude Code on Mac, Windows or Linux, learn to talk to it, and build and publish your first site. Short lessons, silent step-by-step clips and cheat sheets.

Updated October 30, 2026
Claude Code from Zero: Install to Your First Project
modules
6
lessons
28
hours
3
level
Beginner

$ cat outcomes.md

What you will build

Every module ends with a working result, not a set of notes.

  1. 01Getting to know Claude CodeWhat Claude Code is and how it differs from a chat, five things you can build on day one, and how to take this course: a beginner track and a shorter track for those who already know some.
  2. 02Getting readyPick the right plan, open the terminal without fear and choose where you will work with Claude Code.
  3. 03InstallationInstall Claude Code on Mac, Windows or Linux, or set up the desktop app with no terminal at all. Log in to your account and fix the most common errors. Every step tells you what you should see on the screen when it worked.
  4. 04First stepsYour first real result: a project folder, a one-page personal site built in about 15 minutes, requests that work on the first try, permission modes, and a safe undo for any mistake.
  5. 05Basics that save timeProject memory in CLAUDE.md, the ten commands you will actually use, how context and limits work, picking up yesterday's work, and Claude Code inside VS Code or Cursor.
  6. 06Your first project end to endBuild a personal portfolio site with three blocks, from the first prompt to a live link: describe the task, plan it in Plan mode, build and edit step by step, save versions with Git and publish it for free.

$ tree program/

Program

6 modules · 28 lessons · 3 free

$ whoami

Who it is for

Beginner
  • 01You have not written code and do not want to start with theory
  • 02You use AI in a chat and want it to do the work, not just answer
  • 03You are ready to repeat each step on your own computer

$ academy --help

Questions

academy --help

  • No. Course 1 (AI Fundamentals) and Mastering Claude Code require no programming experience at all. Claude Code writes the code for you — you focus on logic and ideas. Later courses introduce coding gradually.

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Where to go next

Beginner · 3 modulesAI + Automation BasicsAutomation scripts, API integrations, and building your first AI-powered workflows.15 lessons · 3 hBeginner · 6 modulesAI Content Factory: Videos Without a Camera or a TeamBuild your own content factory: find what takes off, write scripts people watch to the end, give videos a voice and a face with ElevenLabs and HeyGen, generate visuals, edit, and publish on a weekly rhythm with Claude Code. A practical course on the tools we use every day.33 lessons · 5 hIntermediate · 3 modulesClaude Code Memory: A Custom Brain for Every ProjectClaude Code's context is limited — even 1M tokens run out. Build a three-layer external memory (CLAUDE.md + Obsidian RAG + Pinecone) so every project, client, and decision is reused in seconds.23 lessons · 4 h

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