Create an Atlas App
Once you’ve gone through the steps in this guide, you’ll have an Atlas app that has been deployed to the web. Any changes pushed to the connected repository branch will automatically trigger a re-deploy.
Prerequisites
Before you get started, make sure you have:
- A WP Engine Atlas account
- An account on a supported repository provider - GitHub, Bitbucket or GitLab
Setting Up a New Atlas App
To create a new Atlas app, follow these steps:
- Log into the WP Engine User Portal.
- Select the
Atlas
tab. - Click the
+ Create app
button.
- Decide if you will be proceeding with a Blueprint or an existing repository.
The Atlas platform allows you to deploy custom JavaScript applications, but also provides you with deployable Blueprints for popular types of sites. Atlas Blueprints use the Faust.js framework based on Next.js. Atlas also supports other frameworks that run on Node.js. You can choose which of these you want to use to build your Atlas app.
Using a BlueprintSelect this option if you do not have a headless WordPress front-end site yet or want to try WP Engine's pre-built templates.
Using a RepositorySelect this option if you have a headless WordPress frontend repository ready to deploy.