# Orbital Sphere Background

> An animated Three.js background of a violet particle-cloud sphere wrapped in orbiting rings and glowing nodes, for hero sections or full-bleed page backgrounds.

- Author: [Meng To](https://21st.dev/@mengto)
- Library: ThreeUI
- License: MIT
- Tags: Background, WebGL, Sphere, Three.js, Particle
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@mengto/components/orbital-sphere

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/mengto/orbital-sphere?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/background.md