Quick start

Every Astromade theme ships as its own Astro project. After purchase, you receive a download link with a zip archive of the source.

Requirements

You need Node.js 20 or newer, your package manager of choice (npm, pnpm, or bun), and a code editor. A GitHub account and a Vercel account help if you plan to deploy through Git.

Unpack the theme

Unzip the archive into a fresh folder. The folder is a complete Astro project, not a plugin. Open it in your editor.

unzip atelier.zip -d atelier
cd atelier

Install dependencies

npm install

Run the dev server

npm run dev

Open the URL printed in the terminal, usually http://localhost:4321. You should see the demo content from the theme.

Build for production

npm run build

The static output lands in dist/. You can preview it with npm run preview, or hand it to any host that serves static files.

Where to next

Open src/config.ts to start replacing demo identity, navigation, and social links with your own. The rest of your edits happen in src/content/, where the case studies, posts, and other long-form pages live.