---
title: With node-sass
layout: documentation
doc-tab: customize
doc-subtab: node-sass
breadcrumb:
- home
- documentation
- customize
- customize-node-sass
---

{% capture init %}
npm init
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_1 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      In your terminal, create a new folder called <code>mybulma</code>, navigate to it, then type the following command:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ init }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      This will launch an interactive setup to create <code>package.json</code>. When prompted for an <strong>entry point</strong>, enter <code>sass/mystyles.scss</code>.
    </p>
  </div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture dependencies %}
npm install node-sass --save-dev
npm install bulma --save-dev
{% endcapture %}

{% capture package %}
{
  "name": "mybulma",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "sass/mystyles.scss",
  "license": "MIT",
  "devDependencies": {
    "bulma": "^0.7.1",
    "node-sass": "^4.9.2"
  }
}
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_2 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      You only need <strong>2 packages</strong> to customize Bulma: <code>node-sass</code> and <code>bulma</code> itself.
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ dependencies }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      Your <code>package.json</code> should look like this at this point.
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ package }}{% endhighlight %}
{% endcapture %}

{% capture scripts %}
"scripts": {
  "css-build": "node-sass --omit-source-map-url sass/mystyles.scss css/mystyles.css",
  "css-watch": "npm run css-build -- --watch",
  "start": "npm run css-watch"
}
{% endcapture %}

{% capture npm_build %}
npm run css-build
{% endcapture %}

{% capture npm_build_success %}
Rendering Complete, saving .css file...
Wrote CSS to /path/to/mybulma/css/mystyles.css
{% endcapture %}

{% capture npm_watch %}
npm start
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_5 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      To build a CSS file from a Sass file, we can use <strong>node scripts</strong>. In <code>package.json</code>, add the following:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight html %}{{ scripts }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <ul>
      <li>
        <code>css-build</code> takes <code>sass/mystyles.scss</code> as an input, and outputs <code>css/mystyles.css</code>, while omitting the source map
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>css-watch</code> builds the CSS and watches for changes
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>start</code> is simply a shortcut for <code>css-watch</code>
      </li>
    </ul>

    <p>
      To test it out, go in your <strong>terminal</strong> and run the following command:
    </p>

    {% highlight bash %}{{ npm_build }}{% endhighlight %}
  </div>

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      If set up correctly, you will see the following message:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ npm_build_success }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      <strong>Reload</strong> the page and it should be styled like this:
    </p>
  </div>

  {%
    include components/figure.html
    path="customize/custom-bulma-02-default"
    extension="png"
    alt="Bulma default styles"
    width="600"
    height="300"
    caption="Bulma's default styles"
  %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      To <strong>watch for changes</strong>, just launch the following command:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ npm_watch }}{% endhighlight %}
{% endcapture %}

{% include components/step.html
  title='1. Create a <code style="white-space: nowrap;">package.json</code> file'
  content=step_1
%}

<hr>

{% include components/step.html
  title="2. Install the dev dependencies"
  content=step_2
%}

<hr>

{% include steps/create-sass-file.html
  number="3"
  path="../node_modules"
%}

<hr>

{% include steps/create-html-page.html
  number="4"
%}

<hr>

{% include components/step.html
  title="5. Add node scripts to build your CSS"
  content=step_5
%}

<hr>

{% include steps/add-custom-styles.html
  number="6"
%}