diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+dist
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "trybackroad",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "src/main.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "tsx watch ./src/main.ts",
+    "build": "tsc"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backroad/backroad": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "tsx": "^3.13.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.2.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
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+++ b/src/main.ts
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+import { run } from "@backroad/backroad";
+run(async (br) => {
+  const repoData = br.getOrDefault(
+    "repo-data",
+    null as null | { stars: number; latestVersion: string }
+  );
+  br.write({
+    body: `# 🛣️ Welcome to Backroad
+This is a quick start template to help you get started developing backroad apps. You can also checkout the examples on [stackblitz](https://stackblitz.com/@sudo-vaibhav/collections/backroad)`,
+  });
+  br.linkGroup({
+    items: [
+      {
+        label: "Read the Docs",
+        href: "https://backroad.sudomakes.art/docs/fundamentals/introduction/",
+        target: "_blank",
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Learn Backroad in 3 minutes",
+        href: "https://backroad.sudomakes.art/docs/fundamentals/introduction/",
+        target: "_blank",
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Backroad Github",
+        href: "https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad",
+        target: "_blank",
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Backroad Website",
+        href: "https://backroad.sudomakes.art",
+        target: "_blank",
+      },
+      {
+        label: "Examples on Stackblitz",
+        href: "https://stackblitz.com/@sudo-vaibhav/collections/backroad",
+        target: "_blank",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  br.write({
+    body: `Backroad presents an unconventional way of **making UI with Node.JS with very minimal code**. In the complexity-ridden world of web technology, **Backroad aims to offer a simpler alternative, a road less travelled**
+
+---
+Backroad is currently in beta-development phase. If you like the idea behind it and would like to see it develop further. Please [consider starring Backroad on Github](https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad), or tell your developer friends about it. Thanks for trying backroad 💖`,
+  });
+  if (repoData === null) {
+    const [repo, tags] = await Promise.all(
+      (
+        await Promise.all([
+          fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/sudomakes/backroad"),
+          fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/sudomakes/backroad/tags"),
+        ])
+      ).map((resp) => resp.json())
+    );
+
+    br.setValue("repo-data", {
+      stars: repo.stargazers_count,
+      latestVersion: tags[0].name,
+    });
+  } else {
+    br.stats({
+      items: [
+        { label: "Backroad Stars", value: repoData.stars },
+        { label: "Latest Version", value: repoData.latestVersion },
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+});
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
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+++ b/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "target": "ESNext",
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "noEmitOnError": true
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}