Use with TanStack Router - Flowbite React
Learn how to install Flowbite React with TanStack Router and start developing with the modern type-safe router for React applications
This guide provides three ways to integrate Flowbite React with TanStack Router:
- Quick Start: Create a new project with everything pre-configured
- Add to Existing Project: Add Flowbite React to an existing TanStack Router project
- Manual Setup: Set up everything from scratch manually
Quick Start (Recommended)
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Quick StartThe fastest way to get started is using our project creation CLI, which sets up a new TanStack Router project with Flowbite React, Tailwind CSS, and all necessary configurations:
npx create-flowbite-react@latest -t tanstack-router
This will:
- Create a new TanStack Router project
- Install and configure Tailwind CSS
- Set up Flowbite React with all required dependencies
- Configure example routes and components
Add to Existing Project
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Add to Existing ProjectIf you already have a TanStack Router project and want to add Flowbite React, you can use our initialization CLI:
npx flowbite-react@latest init
This will automatically:
- Install Flowbite React and its dependencies
- Configure Tailwind CSS to include Flowbite React plugin
- Set up necessary configurations
Manual Setup
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Manual SetupIf you prefer to set everything up manually or need more control over the configuration, follow these steps:
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1. Create ProjectCreate a new TanStack Router project:
npx @tanstack/create-router@latest
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2. Configure Tailwind CSS- Install Tailwind CSS and its Vite plugin:
npm install -D tailwindcss @tailwindcss/vite
- Configure the Vite plugin in your
vite.config.ts
:
import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite"; import { TanStackRouterVite } from "@tanstack/router-plugin/vite"; import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react"; import { defineConfig } from "vite"; // https://vitejs.dev/config/ export default defineConfig({ plugins: [ TanStackRouterVite({ target: "react", autoCodeSplitting: true, }), react(), tailwindcss(), ], });
- Create a new CSS file (
src/index.css
):
touch src/index.css
- Add Tailwind CSS to your CSS file (
src/index.css
):
@import "tailwindcss";
- Import the CSS file in your
src/main.tsx
file:
import "./index.css";
- Remove Tailwind CSS browser script from the
index.html
file, since we are using the Vite plugin (recommended):
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script> <style type="text/tailwindcss"> html { color-scheme: light dark; } * { @apply border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800; } body { @apply bg-gray-50 text-gray-950 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-200; } </style>
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3. Install Flowbite ReactInstall Flowbite React:
npx flowbite-react@latest init
This will:
- Install Flowbite React and its dependencies
- Configure Tailwind CSS to include Flowbite React plugin
- Configure Vite to include Flowbite React plugin
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Try it outNow you can start using Flowbite React components in your routes:
// src/routes/index.tsx import { createFileRoute } from "@tanstack/react-router"; import { Button } from "flowbite-react"; export const Route = createFileRoute("/")({ component: HomeComponent, }); function HomeComponent() { return ( <div className="p-2"> <Button>Click me</Button> </div> ); }