# Develop mode in grafana 3.x

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/develop-mode-in-grafana-3-x/1473>\
**Category:** Grafana Plugin Development\
**Created:** [June 21, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/develop-mode-in-grafana-3-x/1473 "2017-06-21T03:09:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![iamliuwei0207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@iamliuwei0207](https://community.grafana.com/u/iamliuwei0207)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/develop-mode-in-grafana-3-x/1473/1 "2017-06-21T03:09:04Z")

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I guess if there is a solution in grafana 3.x that we can develop with real-time change. I mean like `npm run dev`. Anyone know, please tell me.

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**Author:** ![torkel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/torkel/32/20_2.png) [@torkel](https://community.grafana.com/u/torkel)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/develop-mode-in-grafana-3-x/1473/2 "2017-06-21T12:01:49Z")

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Here is the guide for how to build grafana (if you git clone Grafana master repo):

[http://docs.grafana.org/project/building\_from\_source/#building-grafana-from-source](http://docs.grafana.org/project/building_from_source/#building-grafana-from-source)

If you have running Grafana 3.x and want to make a modification you need to git clone a old v3.x branch and look at an old building from source guide to try to build that old branch.