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title: "Bulma start"
fulltitle: "Bulma start: a tiny npm package to get started with Bulma"
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download_url: https://github.com/jgthms/bulma-start/archive/master.zip
github_url: https://github.com/jgthms/bulma-start
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    <p class="title is-4"><code><a target="_blank" href="{{ page.npm_url }}">bulma-start</a></code> is a tiny npm package that includes the <code>npm</code> <strong>dependencies</strong> you need to <strong>build your own website</strong> with Bulma.</p>
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    <a href="https://github.com/jgthms/bulma-start/archive/master.zip" rel="nofollow noopener">Download bulma-start (.zip)</a>, rename to your project's name (i.e. <code>my-new-bulma-site</code>) and:
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{% highlight bash %}
cd my-new-bulma-site
npm install
npm start
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For more, visit <a href="https://github.com/jgthms/bulma-start#get-your-feet-wet">bulma-start README on Github.</a>

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  <p>The <code>npm</code> dependencies included in <code>package.json</code> are:</p>

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    <li><code><a href="https://github.com/jgthms/bulma" target="_blank">bulma</a></code></li>
    <li><code><a href="https://github.com/sass/node-sass" target="_blank">node-sass</a></code> to compile your own Sass file</li>
    <li><code><a href="https://github.com/postcss/postcss-cli" target="_blank">postcss-cli</a></code> and <code><a href="https://github.com/postcss/autoprefixer" target="_blank">autoprefixer</a></code> to add support for older browsers</li>
    <li><code><a href="https://babeljs.io/docs/usage/cli/" target="_blank">babel-cli</a></code>, <code><a href="https://github.com/babel/babel-preset-env" target="_blank">babel-preset-env</a></code> and <code><a href="https://github.com/jmcriffey/babel-preset-es2015-ie">babel-preset-es2015-ie</a></code> for compiling ES6 JavaScript files</li>
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  <p>Apart from <code>package.json</code>, the following files are included:</p>

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    <li><code>.babelrc</code> configuration file for <a href="https://babeljs.io/">Babel</a></li>
    <li><code>.gitignore</code> common <a href="https://git-scm.com/">Git</a> ignored files</li>
    <li><code>index.html</code> this HTML5 file</li>
    <li><code>_sass/main.scss</code> a basic SCSS file that <strong>imports Bulma</strong> and explains how to <strong>customize</strong> your styles, and compiles to <code>css/main.css</code></li>
    <li><code>_javascript/main.js</code> an ES6 JavaScript that compiles to <code>lib/main.js</code></li>
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