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# Connect to your store & start developing

### Connect to your store

You can add the development theme to any store which your authenticated account has access to. Navigate the directory of a theme & use the following command to add  

```bash
shopbase-theme connect 
```

Note: to test the development theme in your store, that theme need to be built successfully .  

### Start developing

From the root of your theme project, run:

```bash
shopbase-theme serve
```

This command starts a development server. You will be able to see and interact with your new site in a development environment — local (on your computer, not published to the internet).

You can also specify a path that point to your theme project:

```bash
shopbase-theme serve ~/home/theme/example
```