From 33495b0d15b34527bb4f3ebdb6eef7bc7b33675b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: milliehartnt123 <108491788+milliehartnt123@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:41:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update component creation instructions with NODE_OPTIONS note

Added a note about the required NODE_OPTIONS environment variable for templates.

Signed-off-by: milliehartnt123 <108491788+milliehartnt123@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 docs/getting-started/create-a-component.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/getting-started/create-a-component.md b/docs/getting-started/create-a-component.md
index 68dce5753d..87e483858c 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/create-a-component.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/create-a-component.md
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ Perform the following steps:
    export NODE_OPTIONS=--no-node-snapshot
    ```
 
-4. Enter `yarn start` to restart the Backstage application.
-5. Repeat steps to create the component.
+   > **NOTE:**
+   > The [no-node-snapshot](../features/software-templates/index.md#prerequisites) `NODE_OPTIONS` environment variable is required in order to use the templates.
+   
+5. Enter `yarn start` to restart the Backstage application.
+6. Repeat steps to create the component.
 
 Otherwise, you can follow along with the progress, and as soon as every step is finished, you can take a look at your new service in either the repository or the Catalog.