> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developers.shopbase.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developers.shopbase.com/build-a-theme/theme-development-resources.md).

# Theme development resources

### ShopBase Theme CLI Overview

ShopBase Theme CLI helps you develop themes for ShopBase easily.

### How to install ShopBase Theme CLI

Node Version Requirement\
ShopBase Theme CLI requires Node.js version 10.13.0 or above. You can manage multiple versions of Node on the same machine with [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) or nvm-windows

To install the new package, use one of the following commands. You need administrator privileges to execute these unless npm was installed on your system through a Node.js version manager (e.g. n or nvm).

```
npm install -g @shopbase-theme/cli
# OR
yarn global add @shopbase-theme/cli
```

### Starter theme

The quickest way to get up and running with a workspace for building themes is to use the official [starter theme](https://github.com/ShopBaseCom/starter-theme-test)

To get started, you need to log in to your Partner account (make sure you request to create partner account here)

```
shopbase-theme auth:login
```

After authenticated by using your email & password, you can use the following command to create a new theme.

```
shopbase-theme create new-theme
```

Note: **new-theme** is a handle of a theme, you may change theme name in [ShopBase Partner Dashboard](https://partners.shopbase.com)

All source code is cloned from [starter-theme](https://github.com/ShopBaseCom/starter-theme-test) repo. We recommend starting with this starter theme.

To view all available command, use the help command

```
shopbase-theme help
```