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## Resource: Overview

## Article: Quick Starts Overview

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/overview.md

## Article Content:

# Quick Starts Overview

Wix Headless has several quick starts. The right one depends on what you already have and how much you want Wix to manage. To learn more about the options, see [Choose Your Development Path](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/choose-your-development-path.md).

The quick starts fall into two paths:

- [Wix-managed headless](#wix-managed-headless) (recommended): Wix hosts and runs your frontend. It's based on Astro — scaffold with AI or the CLI, or link an existing Astro project — and Wix's Astro integration handles authentication for you too.
- [Self-managed headless](#self-managed-headless): You host your frontend and handle authentication yourself, connecting to Wix only for business data and APIs.

## Wix-managed headless

Wix hosts and runs your frontend and connects it to Wix business solutions. When building with Astro, which is the default when scaffolding with AI or the CLI, Wix's Astro integration handles authentication for you and lets you add [extensions](https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/develop-an-app-with-the-cli/supported-extensions/about-extensions-in-the-wix-cli.md).

| Quick Start | Best for | Framework | Authentication |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Quick Start with AI](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/wix-managed-headless/astro-integration/quick-start-with-ai.md) | Getting to a deployed project fastest, from a prompt | New Astro project | Automatic |
| [Quick Start with the Wix CLI](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/wix-managed-headless/astro-integration/quick-start-with-the-wix-cli.md) | Scaffolding a new project from your terminal | New Astro project | Automatic |
| [Quick Start from an Existing Astro Project](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/wix-managed-headless/astro-integration/quick-start-from-an-existing-astro-project.md) | Linking an Astro project you already have | Existing Astro project | Automatic |
| [Quick Start from Claude Design](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/wix-managed-headless/quick-start-from-claude-design.md) | Sending a Claude Design build directly to Wix | Claude Design | You set up |
| [Quick Start from Your Own Frontend](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/wix-managed-headless/supported-framework/quick-start-from-a-supported-framework.md) | Deploying an existing single-page app to Wix hosting | Existing SPA | You set up |

## Self-managed headless

You host your frontend and handle authentication yourself. Wix provides the business data and APIs.

| Quick Start | Best for | Framework |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Quick Start a Self-Managed Headless Project](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/self-managed-headless/quick-start-a-self-managed-headless-project.md) | Full control over framework, hosting, and auth | Any |
| [Start from an Existing Wix Site](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/quick-starts/self-managed-headless/start-from-an-existing-wix-site.md) | Extending a site you already have with a new frontend | Any |

## See also

- [Choose Your Development Path](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/choose-your-development-path.md)
- [Headless AI Toolkit](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/headless-ai-toolkit.md)