# Learn how to start building stuff for Discourse if you're newbie (like myself)

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**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** explanation\
**Created:** [June 17, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learn-how-to-start-building-stuff-for-discourse-if-youre-newbie-like-myself/45954 "2016-06-17T15:22:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Luke\_Clancy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/luke_clancy/32/166703_2.png) [@Luke\_Clancy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke_Clancy)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learn-how-to-start-building-stuff-for-discourse-if-youre-newbie-like-myself/45954/21 "2020-02-04T05:55:07Z")

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I am going to leave this here since I am finding it very useful for navigating the codebase (I’m new too)

> **[Ruby on Rails - Directory Structure](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/ruby-on-rails/rails-directory-structure.htm)**
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> When you use the Rails helper script to create your application, it creates the entire directory structure for the application. Rails knows where to find things it needs within this structure, so you don't have to provide any input.

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