Quick start

Install Rust

Before we begin, we need to install Rust using rustup:

curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

If you already have rustup installed, run this command to ensure you have the latest version of Rust:

rustup update

Actix web framework requires rust version 1.21 and up.

The fastest way to start experimenting with actix web is to clone the repository and run the included examples.

The following set of commands runs the basics example:

git clone https://github.com/actix/actix-web
cd actix-web/examples/basics
cargo run

Check examples/ directory for more examples.