# Tutorial - Deploy your first canister

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/tutorial-deploy-your-first-canister/5583>\
**Category:** Programs & Applications\
**Created:** [June 29, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/tutorial-deploy-your-first-canister/5583 "2021-06-29T21:27:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/tutorial-deploy-your-first-canister/5583/1 "2021-06-29T21:27:40Z")

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Here’s a writeup on how to deploy a canister using the NNS dapp, link your principal in dfx, and then deploy a very simple website to the IC

Step-by-step instructions, and should be very beginner friendly!

> **[Deploying Your First Canister (NNS dapp)](https://kyle-peacock.com/blog/dfinity/your-first-canister/)**
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> How to take ICP utility tokens and get your first Internet Computer Canister up and running (\<5 minutes)