# Which repo to use to start a new project: parse server VS. parse server example

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**Category:** Parse Server 📡\
**Created:** [March 18, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/which-repo-to-use-to-start-a-new-project-parse-server-vs-parse-server-example/1470 "2021-03-18T23:29:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manuel](https://community.parseplatform.org/user_avatar/community.parseplatform.org/manuel/32/186_2.png) [@Manuel](https://community.parseplatform.org/u/Manuel)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://community.parseplatform.org/t/which-repo-to-use-to-start-a-new-project-parse-server-vs-parse-server-example/1470/4 "2021-03-21T11:41:49Z")

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The difference between the two is that:

- parse-server is the raw Parse Server module itself
- parse-server-example is an application in which Parse Server is added as a sub-module, which gives you space to code an application around Parse Server

To kick-start creating your own Parse Server application we created and recommend the parse-server-example repository.

As analogy, if you eat out in a pizzeria, you likely wouldn’t go to the oven and philosophize with the pizzaiolo about the dough (although that can be good advice sometimes).

Instead you would:

- sit at a table (parse-server-example application)
- talk to the waiter (npm)
- order your pizza (already added parse-server module)
- order side dishes (other modules you may want to add to your application)
- enjoy the bread sticks already on the table (already added modules for code testing, code quality)

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