Install

LiveTemplate is a Go framework. The minimum to get a reactive page running is one go get.

Add the framework

go get github.com/livetemplate/livetemplate

That's it for the server side. The TypeScript client (loaded from CDN by default) wires up the browser side automatically — you'll add a single <script> tag in your template; no npm step needed for getting started.

Optional: install the lvt CLI

The lvt CLI generates LiveTemplate apps with database scaffolding, auth, and a router pre-wired. Optional — you can write apps directly in Go without it.

go install github.com/livetemplate/lvt/cmd/lvt@latest
lvt new myapp
cd myapp && lvt serve

See the CLI guide for the full command reference.

What next?

• Your First App — build a counter from scratch in 10 minutes. Walks through the Tier 1 → JS client → multi-tab sync progression.
• Progressive Complexity — the framework's two-tier model (start with standard HTML, layer on lvt-* attributes only when needed).
• How a LiveTemplate Update Flows — interactive walkthrough of what happens between a click and a DOM patch.
• Server API reference — New, Handle, Context, action method dispatch.