Getting Started

Welcome. This section gets you from zero to a running Vertex program in a few minutes. It covers installing the vertex binary, running your first file, scaffolding a Salesforce project, and wiring up your editor.

If you just want to read code, head to the Language Tour instead. For a full sample application you can clone and deploy, see the Library Management sample.

In this section

Install Vertex

Download the vertex binary for macOS, Linux, or Windows, and put it on your PATH. Read more

Your first program

Write a .vtx file, run it with vertex run, and see output in milliseconds. No Salesforce org required. Read more

Your first Salesforce project

Scaffold a multi-file project, build it to Apex classes, and deploy to your scratch org. Read more

Editor setup

Syntax highlighting, diagnostics, and completions via the Zed extension and the built-in LSP. Read more