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download_url: https://github.com/jgthms/bulma-start/archive/master.zip
github_url: https://github.com/jgthms/bulma-start
npm_url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/bulma-start
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            Bulma Start
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            Tiny npm package to get started with Bulma
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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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    {% highlight bash %}npm install bulma-start{% endhighlight %}

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

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        <li><code>[bulma](https://github.com/jgthms/bulma)</code></li>
        <li><code>[node-sass](https://github.com/sass/node-sass)</code> to compile your own Sass file</li>
        <li><code>[postcss-cli](https://github.com/postcss/postcss-cli)</code> and <code>[autoprefixer](https://github.com/postcss/autoprefixer)</code> to add support for older browsers</li>
        <li><code>[babel-cli](https://babeljs.io/docs/usage/cli/)</code>, <code>[babel-preset-env](https://github.com/babel/babel-preset-env)</code> and <code>[babel-preset-es2015-ie](https://github.com/jmcriffey/babel-preset-es2015-ie)</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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