Install React Efficiently (react + vite + tailwindcss + daisyui)

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Installing React Efficiently

react
daisyui
tailwindcss

Install React Efficiently (react + vite + tailwindcss + daisyui)

Installing React Efficiently

  1. Create a regular React app scaffolding
    terminal or console
    npm create vite@latest .
  2. Install tailwindcss
    terminal or console
    npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
    npx tailwindcss init -p
  3. Open tailwind.config.js file & Modify the content array to include:
    tailwind.config.js
     content: [
     "./index.html",
     "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
     ],
  4. Open index.css & replace it its contents
    index.css
    @tailwind base;
    @tailwind components;
    @tailwind utilities;
  5. Begin styling with Tailwind’s utility classes in App.jsx
    App.jsx
    export default function App() {
      return <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold underline">Hello world!</h1>;
    }
  6. Install daisyui
    terminal or console
    npm i daisyui
  7. Open tailwind.config.js & add daisyui to the plugins
    tailwind.config.js
    /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} \*/
    export default {
      content: ["./index.html", "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}"],
    
      theme: {
        extend: {},
      },
      plugins: [require("daisyui")],
    };
    or using ES Module syntax:
    tailwind.config.js
    import daisyui from "daisyui";
    
    /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} \*/
    export default {
      content: ["./index.html", "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}"],
    
      theme: {
        extend: {},
      },
      plugins: [daisyui],
    };
  8. Open App.jsx & update the code to check if daisyui is working correctly
    App.jsx
    import "./App.css";
    function App() {
      return (
        <>
          <h1 className="text-3xl">Hello</h1>
          <button className="btn btn-outline"> Hello</button>
        </>
      );
    }
    export default App;