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# Installing Ghost themes

> Ghost themes let you to customize your web site's appearance. Learn how to install Ghost themes in this article.

This article describes how to install a theme on your Ghost site. Themes enable you to customize your web site's appearance.

## Installing a Ghost theme

To install a Ghost theme, follow these steps:

1. Download the .zip file for the theme you want to use. Ghost themes are available at [http://marketplace.ghost.org](http://marketplace.ghost.org).

2. Log in to your site [using FTP](/docs/using-ftp-file-transfer-protocol).

3. Navigate to *installation\_directory/content/themes* where *installation\_directory* is the directory where Ghost is installed, and then upload the .zip file that you downloaded in step 1.

4. Log in to your site [using SSH](/docs/using-ssh-secure-shell).

5. Type the following command:

```bash theme={null}
cd installation_directory/content/themes
```

6. Type the following command, replacing *filename.zip* with the name of the file you uploaded in step 3:

```bash theme={null}
unzip filename.zip
```

7. Restart Ghost.

8. After Ghost restarts, log in to Ghost as the administrator.

9. On the top menu bar, click **Settings**.

10. Under **General**, scroll to the bottom of the page.

11. In the **Theme** list box, the new theme should appear. Select the theme, and then click **Save**.

12. Visit your site's home page. It should load using the new theme.

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