2. Fork the repository and clone the code to your local machine.
3. Run `npm install` in the repository root.
4. Run the command "vercel" in the root and follow the steps there.
5. Open `vercel.json` and set the maxDuration to 10.
6. Create a `.env` file in the root of the directory.
7. In the .env file add a new variable named "PAT_1" with your [GitHub Personal Access Token](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token).
8. Run the command "vercel dev" to start a development server at <https://localhost:3000>.
While creating the Pull request to add a new theme **don't forget to add a screenshot of how your theme looks**, you can also test how it looks using custom URL parameters like `title_color`, `icon_color`, `bg_color`, `text_color`, `border_color`
> NOTE: If you are contributing your theme just because you are using it personally, then you can [customize the looks](./readme.md#customization) of your card with URL params instead.
## Any contributions you make will be under the MIT Software License
In short, when you submit changes, your submissions are understood to be under the same [MIT License](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) that covers the project. Feel free to contact the maintainers if that's a concern.
We use GitHub issues to track public bugs. Report a bug by [opening a new issue](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats/issues/new/choose); it's that easy!
> **Ans:** We can only count public commits & we cannot access any other private info of any users, so it's not possible. The only way to count your personal private stats is to deploy on your own instance & use your own PAT (Personal Access Token)
