# Adding Custom Background CSS
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-background-css/336825
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 18, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-background-css/336825 "2024-11-18T22:41:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@robertuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robertuk)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-background-css/336825/1 "2024-11-18T22:41:23Z")
Hi,
Can someone please explain what exact location I put a custom background for my community please and any specific size. The size I have ready is 3000x 2000 but I can’t locate where to add css in the admin area of my community I’m setting up. Thank you
Robert
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-background-css/336825/2 "2024-11-19T01:13:37Z")
It’s not quite as simple as adding it via the admin panel. You will need to build a custom theme (or edit an existing one) in order to achieve something like that.
Here are some resources to check out if you plan on going down that route:
- [Beginner's guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966)
- [Developing Discourse Themes & Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-s-guide-to-discourse-themes/93648)
- [Get started with Theme Creator and the Theme CLI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-theme-creator-and-theme-cli-to-start-building-a-discourse-theme/108444)
- [Designer's Guide to getting started with themes in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/designers-guide-to-discourse-themes/152002)
- [Installing a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)