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[D] Can Superset v5 enable system-wide dark/light theme + Roboto font purely via superset_config.py (no frontend rebuild)? [superset]
GitHub user user1500177 created a discussion: Can Superset v5 enable system-wide dark/light theme + Roboto font purely via superset_config.py (no frontend rebuild)?
I am currently running Superset version 5.
I cannot rebuild the frontend or change compiled source code. I want to:
1) Change the font family to Roboto — is this possible?
2) Implement dark and light themes for the system? (I saw this is supported in Superset version 6 — but I am on version 5. Is it possible there?)
Are these best supported only in Superset 6.0.0? I do not prefer using workarounds or changing the source code. Can these be configured via superset_config.py in version 5?
GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/superset/discussions/36230
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Re: [D] Can Superset v5 enable system-wide dark/light theme + Roboto font purely via superset_config.py (no frontend rebuild)? [superset]
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Superset v5 does not support changing the font family to Roboto or enabling system-wide dark/light theme switching via superset_config.py alone, without rebuilding the frontend or modifying source code. These features—runtime custom font loading (like Roboto) and config-driven theming (including dark mode)—were introduced after v5 and are officially supported starting in Superset 6.0.0 and above. In v6+, you can configure these directly in superset_config.py without frontend rebuilds or workarounds ([details](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/34416), [docs](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/master/docs/docs/configuration/theming.mdx)).
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Re: [D] Can Superset v5 enable system-wide dark/light theme + Roboto font purely via superset_config.py (no frontend rebuild)? [superset]
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Superset v5 does not support changing the font family to Roboto or enabling system-wide dark/light theme switching via superset_config.py alone, without rebuilding the frontend or modifying source code. These features—runtime custom font loading (like Roboto) and config-driven theming (including dark mode)—were introduced after v5 and are officially supported starting in Superset 6.0.0 and above. In v6+, you can configure these directly in superset_config.py without frontend rebuilds or workarounds ([details](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/34416), [docs](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/master/docs/docs/configuration/theming.mdx)).
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