# Test-theme folder empty

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483>\
**Category:** CMS Development\
**Tags:** free\
**Created:** [July 17, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483 "2023-07-17T17:32:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![PRainho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@PRainho](https://community.hubspot.com/u/PRainho)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483/1 "2023-07-17T17:32:50Z")

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Hey there,

(This is under the video ‘Setting-up the local development tools’ of the ‘Hubspot CMS for developers’ course.)  
After the command ‘npx @hubspot/create-cms-project test-theme’ is executed, the ‘Test-theme’ folder is created but it’s empty (has no files in it).

 ![test-theme_issue.jpg](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/3/d3339b9d5225ea3ddec5480258d90705e34742d3.jpeg)  
Test-theme IssueThanks in advance.

Regards,  
PRainho.

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**Author:** ![gokulkkd](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/gokulkkd/32/200322_2.png) [@gokulkkd](https://community.hubspot.com/u/gokulkkd)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483/2 "2023-10-18T13:38:31Z")

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I’m facing the exact error, did u find any fix?

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**Author:** ![annecaylin](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/annecaylin/32/202410_2.png) [@annecaylin](https://community.hubspot.com/u/annecaylin)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483/3 "2024-05-03T22:03:28Z")

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same here, any update?

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**Author:** ![PChhabra9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@PChhabra9](https://community.hubspot.com/u/PChhabra9)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483/4 "2024-09-24T08:57:33Z")

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you need to download and install git, and add it path to environment varidable.

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**Author:** ![BBond007](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/bbond007/32/95165_2.png) [@BBond007](https://community.hubspot.com/u/BBond007)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483/5 "2023-11-30T14:21:17Z")

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Hello, thank you for bringing this up. We have a new video in the course Developing Sclabale HubSpot Solutions that uses the HubSpot CLI: [HubSpot Academy](https://app.hubspot.com/academy/l/tracks/1058124/1058819/5140)  
This video uses the HubSpot CLI to create a new folder with the boilerplate theme.

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**Author:** ![BBond007](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/bbond007/32/95165_2.png) [@BBond007](https://community.hubspot.com/u/BBond007)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483/6 "2024-05-06T13:00:09Z")

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Hello all,

To create a folder with the CMS boilerplate theme in it, please do the following:

1. Download the [HubSpot command line interface (CLI)](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/cms/developer-reference/local-development-cli) using the command below:

`npm install -g @hubspot/cli`

2. Use the HubSpot CLI command

`hs create website-theme <theme-folder-name>`

This will create a new folder with the CMS boilerplate files added.  
Best,

Brooke Bond

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**Author:** ![jk-sone](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jk-sone/32/44503_2.png) [@jk-sone](https://community.hubspot.com/u/jk-sone)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/test-theme-folder-empty/85483/7 "2025-03-24T19:22:25Z")

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Hello -- does this mean the “npx @hubspot/create-cms-project” command this person was asking about and which is still the guidance in the HubSpot Academy video for “Setting up the local development tools” ([HubSpot Academy](https://app.hubspot.com/academy/4825953/tracks/121/813/4337)) now deprecated? Using the “hs create website-theme” command appears to provide different files and folders than what we see in the video listed above.  
Please advise and thanks.