---
title: "Create a project"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/tutorials/payslip-generator-app/nodejs/create-project/
description: "Build a basic web app that uses Catalyst components to generate a PDF document from a dynamic custom payslip template, and email the generated document to the end-user."
last_updated: 2026-08-17T12:16:04Z
service: All Services
type: tutorial
related_links:
  - name: "Catalyst Console"
    url: /en/getting-started/catalyst-projects/
---

# Create a Project

Let’s [create a Catalyst project](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/getting-started/catalyst-projects/#creating-a-catalyst-project) from the Catalyst console.

1. Log in to the [Catalyst console](https://console.catalyst.zoho.com/baas/index) and click **Create New Project**.
![catalyst_payslip_create_project](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/payslip-generator/catalyst-create-project.webp)

2. Enter the project’s name as "**PayslipGenerator**" in the pop-up window, and click **Create**.
![catalyst_payslip_naming_proj](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/payslip-generator/catalyst_payslip_naming_proj.webp)

Your project will be created and opened.

To access the project later, click **Access Project**.
![catalyst_payslip_access_proj](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/payslip-generator/catalyst_payslip_access_proj.webp)