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To use most of the Metronic build tools, Node.js LTS version is required. Some of the plugins and framework in Metronic does not yet support the latest Node.js version.

## Gulp Quick Start

In order to launch the theme you will need to generate the `assets` folder from `src` folder by installing and running the build tools in command line. The steps below for the Default jQuery Package. If you want to use the Webpack, go to this Webpack Quick Start section.

1. Download the latest theme source from the marketplace.

2. Download and install Node.js from nodejs.org/en/download/. The suggested version to install is `14.15.x LTS`.

3. Start command prompt window or terminal and change directory to `[metronic]/theme/html/tools/`

       cd theme/html/tools

4. Install the latest npm.

       npm install --global npm@latest

5. Install yarn via the npm.

       npm install --global yarn

   Don't forget to run `yarn upgrade` after every Metronic updates released in order to install newly added or updated 3rd-party plugins.
   Use `npm cache clean --force` command, if installation had failed at any step. Retry from start after it done.

6. Gulp is a toolkit that helps you automate your time-consuming tasks in development workflow. To install gulp globally.

       npm install --global gulp-cli

   If you have previously installed a version of `gulp` globally, remove it to make sure old version doesn't collide with new `gulp-cli`.

       npm rm --global gulp

   Verify that gulp in successfully installed, and version of installed gulp will appear.

       gulp --version

7. Install yarn dependencies. Must execute in `[metronic]/theme/html/tools/` folder.

       yarn

8. This below command will compile all the assets(sass, js, media) to `[metronic]/theme/html/[demo]/dist/assets` folder. State which demo to compile and append at the of the command. Eg. `--demo1`

       gulp --demo1

   If you had any error at this step during compilation. Try to update `gulp` to the latest version. `npm install --global gulp-cli`

9. Start the localhost server.

       gulp localhost --demo1

   Keep the console open. Open this link to run `http://localhost:8080/`. It will take a few seconds for the build to finish.

   Press `Ctrl+C` to quit from localhost.

For more information about the `Gulp` build tool, click here.