gitea-simplematrix/README.md

# Gitea Matrix Template- Turn your gitea arc-green template into the matrix
## Previews:

![preview 1](images/matrix-preview.png "Logo Title Text 1")

![preview 2](images/matrix-preview-2.png "Logo Title Text 1")

## For Gitea Version ***1.10.3***

## How to use:
1. Find your gitea custom directory path in ***Site Administration > Configuration > Custom File Root Path***.
2. Create a new directory in your custom root path called ***templates***.
3. Create another directory and it's child in your custom root path called ***public/css***.
4. Clone this repo on your gitea server and move all the files except gitea-matrix-theme.css to the templates directory in your custom root path that you created in step 2. 
5. Move the gitea-matrix-theme.css into the public/css/ folder you created in step 3.
6. Set the ***arc-green*** built-in gitea theme active under ***Settings*** or set is as the default theme by finding your ***Site Administration > Configuration > Configuration File Path*** usually ***/.../gitea/app.ini***. Edit it to add this code to the last part of the file and save it:

`[ui]`

`DEFAULT_THEME = arc-green`

7. Restart your Gitea Service and you are ready to go. 
### Welcome to the matrix!