# Start here

> Your path through the Minitest Rails guide: set up a Recipes app, run the suite, and write your first tests with Rails defaults.

## Three steps

1. [Introduction](https://minitestrails.com/guide/introduction/): Why this guide exists and how the Recipes app grows.
2. [Setting up the Recipe app](https://minitestrails.com/guide/setting-up-minitest/): `rails new`, system test gems, first green `bin/rails test:all`.
3. [Your first test](https://minitestrails.com/guide/your-first-test/): Scenario first, then model, integration, and system tests.

## More

- [All chapters](https://minitestrails.com/guide/): Full chapter list in order.

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