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 ## Automatic Setup
 
-We recommend creating a new Next.js app using `create-next-app`, which sets up everything automatically for you. To create a project, run:
+We recommend creating a new Next.js app using `create-next-app`, which sets up everything automatically for you. (You don't need to create an empty directory. `create-next-app` will make one for you.) To create a project, run:
 
 ```bash
 npx create-next-app@latest