# preview

URL: /bengal/cli/theme/preview/
Section: theme
Description: Start theme development preview server

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Command

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`bengal theme preview`

Start theme development preview server

4Options

## Usage

BASH

```
bengal theme preview [OPTIONS]
```

## Options

Option
Type
Description

`--host`

`STRING`

Server host address

Default:`localhost`

`--open-browser`

flag

`BOOLEAN`

Open browser after server starts

`--port`

`INTEGER`

Server port number

Default:`5173`

`--source`

`STRING`

Source directory path