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title: Create new blueprints in Spire
slug: configured-commerce/docs/create-new-blueprints-in-spire
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createdAt: 2026-08-13T10:46:29.000Z
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Before creating a blueprint in Spire, ensure you have access to a local installation of Optimizely Configured Commerce. The Configured Commerce Github repository contains the Spire front-end code at `\\FrontEnd`. It also includes an example blueprint with some basic customizations at `\\modules\\blueprints\\example`.

To run Spire using the built-in content library, follow these steps:

1. Use a terminal and go to `\\FrontEnd`.
2. Run `npm install` if you have not already.
3. Run `npm run start`.
   This starts the Spire site at **localhost:3000** and defaults to connecting to a Configured Commerce instance running at `https://commerce.local.com`. There is a file at `\\FrontEnd\\Config\\settings.js` that controls the `apiUrl`. Changes to this file require re-running **npm run start**.
   The **npm run start** command has two optional parameters. For example, if you wanted to run the example blueprint on port 4000, run `npm run start example 4000`. To run the base content library on another port,
   run `npm run start content-library 4000`.
   To get started on your own Blueprint, continue with the following steps.
4. Use a terminal and go to `\\FrontEnd`.
5. Run `npm run create-blueprint myCustomBlueprint`.
6. Verify your new blueprint was created at `\\modules\\blueprints\\myCustomBlueprint`.