Creating Projects

Applies to: All

Creating Projects
Creating Projects

Overview

A project is one website in FlexSite. The New Project wizard asks a few questions (site type, name, template) and then FlexSite creates the hosting, database, and software for you.

Key concepts

  • URL slug — the short name in your FlexSite address (e.g. acme-marketing). Visitors may later see a custom domain instead.
  • Site template — a pre-built starting layout (for Codeless). Starter, Byte, and Haven are common defaults with different designs and content types.
  • Theme — the visual design (colors, fonts, layout). Codeless can pick from the Theme Marketplace; FlexLab usually ships a theme inside the Git repo.
  • Provisioning — the automated setup period after you click Create Project. Wait until status shows ready before sharing the link.

Prerequisites

  • You must belong to the organization and have permission to create projects.
  • Enough credits for the project type (Atom deducts credits immediately at creation).

Steps

  1. Open Projects and click New Project.
  2. Step 1 — Hosting type: Atom for AI-generated sites, or FlexProject Hosting for Drupal-based Codeless / FlexLab.
  3. Step 2 — Project details: Enter a clear title (shown in the dashboard) and URL slug.
  4. Step 3 — CMS type (FlexProject only): Drupal CMS → Codeless dashboard workflow. Drupal 11 → can be Codeless blank or Flexlab with Git.
  5. Step 4 — Site template (Codeless): Choose Starter, Byte, Haven, or a marketplace pack that matches your use case.
  6. Step 5 — Theme (if shown): Pick a marketplace theme or accept the default bundled theme.
  7. Click Create Project and watch Overview until the environment is ready.

What you get after each tier

  • Atom — AI-built site, single environment, refinement chat on Overview.
  • Codeless — full Drupal admin via Quick Login, multiple Environments, Themes, Backups.
  • FlexLab — GitLab repository on the Code tab, deployments via pipelines, Automation scripts.

You can also start Atom from Create Atom Site on Projects without walking through every wizard step.