Rojo is a command-line tool that bridges the gap between professional software engineering and Roblox development. Instead of editing scripts inside Roblox Studio, you write Lua and Luau files on your filesystem using any editor, then Rojo syncs them into Studio live — or builds a deployable place file directly from the command line.Documentation Index
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Installation
Install Rojo and the Studio plugin to get set up in minutes.
Getting Started
Create your first project and sync it to Roblox Studio.
Project Files
Learn how to configure your project tree with
.project.json.Command Reference
Full reference for every Rojo CLI command and flag.
What Rojo enables
Live sync to Studio
Run
rojo serve to start a local server. The Studio plugin connects and applies filesystem changes in real time as you save files.Build place files
Use
rojo build to compile your project into .rbxl or .rbxm files — no Studio required.Upload to Roblox
Deploy your game directly from the command line with
rojo upload, supporting both legacy and Open Cloud APIs.Syncback from Studio
Convert an existing Roblox file back into a Rojo project structure using
rojo syncback.Get started in three steps
Install Rojo
Download the Rojo binary via Rokit (the recommended toolchain manager) and install the companion Studio plugin.
Initialize a project
Create a new Rojo project in your directory. Choose
place, model, or plugin depending on what you’re building.Rojo requires the companion Roblox Studio plugin to enable live sync. See the Installation guide for plugin setup instructions.