# [Start Bootstrap](http://startbootstrap.com/) - [SB Admin 2](http://startbootstrap.com/template-overviews/sb-admin-2/) [SB Admin 2](http://startbootstrap.com/template-overviews/sb-admin-2/) is an open source, admin dashboard template for [Bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) created by [Start Bootstrap](http://startbootstrap.com/). ## Getting Started To begin using this template, choose one of the following options to get started: * [Download the latest release on Start Bootstrap](http://startbootstrap.com/template-overviews/sb-admin-2/) * Clone the repo: `git clone https://github.com/BlackrockDigital/startbootstrap-sb-admin-2.git` * Fork the repo ## Using the Source Files After cloning the repo take a look at the `gulpfile.js` and check out the tasks available: * `gulp` The default task will compile the LESS and JS into the `dist` directory and minify the output, and it will copy all vendor libraries from `bower_components` into the `vendor` directory * `gulp dev` The dev task will serve up a local version of the template and will watch the LESS, JS, and HTML files for changes and reload the browser windo automatically To update dependencies, run `bower update` and then run `gulp copy` to copy the updated dependencies into the `vendor` directory ## Bugs and Issues Have a bug or an issue with this template? [Open a new issue](https://github.com/BlackrockDigital/startbootstrap-sb-admin-2/issues) here on GitHub or leave a comment on the [template overview page at Start Bootstrap](http://startbootstrap.com/template-overviews/sb-admin-2/). ## Creator Start Bootstrap was created by and is maintained by **[David Miller](http://davidmiller.io/)**, Owner of [Blackrock Digital](http://blackrockdigital.io/). * https://twitter.com/davidmillerskt * https://github.com/davidtmiller Start Bootstrap is based on the [Bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) framework created by [Mark Otto](https://twitter.com/mdo) and [Jacob Thorton](https://twitter.com/fat). ## Copyright and License Copyright 2013-2016 Blackrock Digital LLC. Code released under the [MIT](https://github.com/BlackrockDigital/startbootstrap-sb-admin-2/blob/gh-pages/LICENSE) license.