Tailwind CSS home page
  1. Installation
  2. Install Tailwind CSS with Adonis

  1. Create your project

    Start by creating a new AdonisJS project if you don’t have one set up already. The most common approach is to use Create AdonisJS.

    Terminal
    npm init adonisjs@latest my-project -- --kit=webcd my-project

  2. Install Tailwind CSS

    Install tailwindcss and its peer dependencies, then generate your tailwind.config.js and postcss.config.js files.

    Terminal
    npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixernpx tailwindcss init -p

  3. Configure your template paths

    Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.
    Add Inertia path if you are using Inertia.js.

    tailwind.config.js
    /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
export default {
  content: [
    "./resources/**/*.edge",
    "./resources/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,vue}",
    // If you are using Inertia.js
    "./inertia/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,vue}",
  ],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

  4. Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

    Add the @tailwind directives for each of Tailwind’s layers to your ./resources/css/app.css or ./inertia/css/app.css file, depending on Edge or Inertia.js.

    app.css
    @tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

  5. For Inertia, remove Tailwind CDN from your layout

    If you're using Inertia, make sure to remove the Tailwind CDN in the ./resources/views/inertia_layout.edge to avoid duplicate Tailwind imports.

    inertia_layout.edge
    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

<title inertia>AdonisJS x Inertia x React</title>

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.bunny.net">
<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=instrument-sans:400,400i,500,500i,600,600i,700,700i" rel="stylesheet" />

<style>
  :root {
    --sand-1: #fdfdfc;
    --sand-2: #f9f9f8;
    --sand-3: #f1f0ef;
    --sand-4: #e9e8e6;
    --sand-5: #e2e1de;
    --sand-6: #dad9d6;
    --sand-7: #cfceca;
    --sand-8: #bcbbb5;
    --sand-9: #8d8d86;
    --sand-10: #82827c;
    --sand-11: #63635e;
    --sand-12: #21201c;
  }
</style>

 <script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>

<script>
  tailwind.config = {
    theme: {
      extend: {
        fontFamily: {
          sans: ['Instrument Sans', 'sans-serif'],
        },
        colors: {
          primary: {
            DEFAULT: '#5A45FF',
          },
          sand: {
            1: 'var(--sand-1)',
            2: 'var(--sand-2)',
            3: 'var(--sand-3)',
            4: 'var(--sand-4)',
            5: 'var(--sand-5)',
            6: 'var(--sand-6)',
            7: 'var(--sand-7)',
            8: 'var(--sand-8)',
            9: 'v and import it herear(--sand-9)',
            10: 'var(--sand-10)',
            11: 'var(--sand-11)',
            12: 'var(--sand-12)',
          },
        },
      },
    },
  }
</script>

@viteReactRefresh()
@inertiaHead()
@vite(['inertia/app/app.tsx', `inertia/pages/${page.component}.tsx`])
</head>

<body class="min-h-screen w-screen font-sans">
@inertia()
</body>

</html>

  6. Start your build process

    Run your build process with npm run dev.

    Terminal
    npm run dev

  7. Start using Tailwind in your project

    If you're using Edge, make sure your compiled CSS is included in the <head> then start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.

    home.edge
    <!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <!-- Only when using Edge -->
  @vite(['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'])
</head>
<body>
  <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline">
    Hello world!
  </h1>
</body>
</html>