# Tutorials

Check our tutorials to get you started.

## Tutorials

Hinode provides many ready-to-use [content blocks](/docs/blocks) and [components](/docs/components) to quickly develop your site. With native support for [Hugo modules](https://gohugo.io/hugo-modules/), you can easily extend your site to your liking. Explore the tutorials to familiarize yourself with the options.


- [Creating your first site with Hinode](/tutorials/creating-first-site-hinode/index.md): Set up your Hinode site with version control using npm, GitHub and VS Code.
- [Customizing the appearance of your site](/tutorials/customizing-appearance-site/index.md): Guide on how to use custom layouts to override single page elements and create fully custom content type layouts.
- [Optimizing the user experience](/tutorials/optimizing-user-experience/index.md): Guide on how to optimize the user experience of your site.
- [Developing Hugo modules](/tutorials/developing-hugo-modules/index.md): Guide on how to develop Hugo modules compatible with Hinode.
- [Automating dependency updates](/tutorials/automating-dependency-updates/index.md): Guide on how to automate npm and hugo dependencies with GitHub actions.
- [Generating LLM-ready content](/tutorials/generating-llm-content/index.md): Guide on how to make your Hinode site accessible to large language models using the mod-llm module.