The "[Building your own Framework with the MicroKernelTrait](http://symfony.com/doc/current/configuration/micro_kernel_trait.html)" article misses a few details so that it works "out of the box". Here's a list of some I've spotted: - The php -S should be issued inside web/ - an example _app/Resources/views/micro/random.html.twig_ could be provided Hope this helps. Best regards,