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molten ember
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after putting ---
title: Welcome to Starlight
description: Get started building your docs site with Starlight.
template: splash
hero:
tagline: Congrats on setting up a new Starlight project!
image:
file: ../../assets/houston.webp
actions:
- text: Example Guide
link: /guides/example/
icon: right-arrow
- text: Read the Starlight docs
link: https://starlight.astro.build
icon: external
variant: minimal

import { Card, CardGrid } from '<@&1055234544183287879>/starlight/components';

Next steps

<CardGrid stagger>
<Card title="Update content" icon="pencil">
Edit src/content/docs/index.mdx to see this page change.
</Card>
<Card title="Add new content" icon="add-document">
Add Markdown or MDX files to src/content/docs to create new pages.
</Card>
<Card title="Configure your site" icon="setting">
Edit your sidebar and other config in astro.config.mjs.
</Card>
<Card title="Read the docs" icon="open-book">
Learn more in the Starlight Docs.
</Card>
</CardGrid>
into index there is noting then just text

Starlight
Starlight 🌟 Build documentation sites with Astro

Starlight helps you build beautiful, high-performance documentation websites with Astro.

carmine iglooBOT
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Hi @molten ember. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:

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It seems like you're trying to display content using the <Card> component in Astro's Starlight theme. The code you've provided should display a grid of cards with the titles and content you've specified.

If the cards are not displaying as expected, there could be a few reasons:

  1. Incorrect import statement: Make sure you're importing the Card and CardGrid components correctly. The import statement should look like this:
import { Card, CardGrid } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

  1. Incorrect file path: Ensure that the file you're editing is in the correct location. According to the Starlight documentation (https://starlight.astro.build/guides/pages/), pages are created from .md or .mdx files in the src/content/docs/ directory.

  2. Astro development server: If you're working locally, make sure you've started the Astro development server to preview your changes. You can start the server with the following command:

npm run dev
  1. Check for errors: If there are any syntax errors in your code, the components may not render correctly. Make sure all your tags are properly closed and attributes are correctly set.

If you're still having trouble, you can refer to the Astro documentation (https://docs.astro.build) or ask for help in the Astro Discord (https://astro.build/chat/).

Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:

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molten ember
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@carmine igloo import cards doesnt work and cards dont show up

carmine iglooBOT
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Let me check the knowledge base for you. One moment! :books:

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If your cards are not showing up, there could be several reasons for this. Here are some things you can check:

  1. Check your import statement: Make sure you're importing the Card and CardGrid components correctly. The import statement should look like this:
import { Card, CardGrid } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
  1. Check your file paths: In Astro, you need to reference relative file paths exactly. This can be done using import aliases, or by writing out a relative path in full. Note that .astro and several other file types must be imported with their full file extension. For example:
import Card from '../../components/Card.astro';

(Source: Astro Documentation (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/migrate-to-astro/from-create-react-app/#cra-imports-to-astro))

  1. Check your component rendering: If you have imported the component correctly, make sure you are using it correctly in your .astro or .mdx file. For example:
<Card title="Check this out">Interesting content you want to highlight.</Card>

(Source: Starlight Documentation (https://starlight.astro.build/guides/components/#cards))

  1. Check for errors in your component: If there are any syntax errors in your component, it may not render correctly. Make sure all your tags are properly closed and attributes are correctly set. If you're seeing an error message like "Expected a default export", this could mean there's an issue with the component you're trying to import or render. (Source: Astro Documentation (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/troubleshooting/#expected-a-default-export))
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molten ember
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@carmine igloo where are the components

carmine iglooBOT
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Let me check the knowledge base for you. One moment! :books:

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In an Astro project, components are typically stored in the src/components directory. These components can be Astro components (https://docs.astro.build/en/basics/astro-components/) (.astro files), or UI framework components (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/framework-components/) like React or Vue.

However, this is a common convention and not a strict requirement. You are free to organize your components however you like in your project structure.

If you're using external components or libraries, they might be installed via npm and imported into your project from node_modules.

For example, in the Astro integrations (https://astro.build/integrations/30/) page, there are several Astro components like @ryandejaegher/my-astro-component, position-component, lucides-astro, etc., which are installed via npm and then imported into your Astro project.

Remember to always import your components in the files where you want to use them. For example:

import MyComponent from '../components/MyComponent.astro';

This line would import a component called MyComponent from the components directory located in the parent directory of the current file.

Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: