# Victor Hugo: How to display the Netlify theme?

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844>\
**Category:** Using Themes\
**Created:** [March 6, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844 "2020-03-06T21:40:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ng0177](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/ng0177/32/17747_2.png) [@ng0177](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/ng0177)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844/1 "2020-03-06T21:40:44Z")

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Hi, if I download e.g.

> [https://github.com/ng0177/victor-hugo-tech.git](https://github.com/ng0177/victor-hugo-tech.git)

auto-created by netlify, `cd ./site` and run `hugo server -D` according to [quick-start](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/) then, the css seem to be missing.

Any ideas? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jswtch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/jswtch/32/8984_2.png) [@jswtch](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jswtch)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844/2 "2020-03-07T02:27:01Z")

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Try this repo [https://github.com/netlify-templates/victor-hugo](https://github.com/netlify-templates/victor-hugo)

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**Author:** ![ng0177](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/ng0177/32/17747_2.png) [@ng0177](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/ng0177)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844/3 "2020-03-07T11:17:13Z")

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Sorry, the problem persists. If I clone the netlify template (sample site plus theme) and simply run

> git clone [GitHub - netlify-templates/victor-hugo: Victor Hugo is a Hugo boilerplate for creating truly epic websites!](https://github.com/netlify-templates/victor-hugo.git)  
> cd victor-hugo/site  
> hugo server -D

only text is displayed whilst a `themes` subfolder is missing. Interestingly `npm start` displays a theme.

Question 1: which theme could be added

> git submodule add ???  
> echo ‘theme = “???”’ \>\> config.toml

for `hugo server` to display the netlify default one?

Question 2: how does `npm start` know of the theme?

Sorry for my ignorance - I am a newbie. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jswtch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/jswtch/32/8984_2.png) [@jswtch](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jswtch)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844/4 "2020-03-07T15:56:52Z")

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That victor-hugo is not a theme to add on to an existing hugo project it is a starter on it’s own.

```auto
git clone https://github.com/netlify-templates/victor-hugo.git
cd victor-hugo
npm run start

```

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**Author:** ![ng0177](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/ng0177/32/17747_2.png) [@ng0177](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/ng0177)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844/5 "2020-03-07T16:57:22Z")

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Understood! Then, I will not use the boilerplate but stick with `hugo server` (Raspberry Pi 4 support in Manjaro).

Is it important to choose a theme at the begin of building a website and stay with it? Or do family of themes exist that can be easily exchanged or can any theme be exchanged w/o having to change content?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/victor-hugo-how-to-display-the-netlify-theme/23844/6 "2020-03-09T16:57:22Z")

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