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Installation

How to install dependencies and structure your app.

New project

Use the create-next-app to create a new project.

pnpm dlx create-next-app@latest my-app --typescript --tailwind --eslint

Add Tailwind CSS

Install Tailwind CSS. Follow the Tailwind CSS installation guide.

Add dependencies

Add the following dependencies to your project:

pnpm add @radix-ui/react-slot
pnpm add class-variance-authority
pnpm add clsx tailwind-merge
pnpm add lucide-react

Configure path mapping

I use the @ alias to make it easier to import files. Add the following to your tsconfig.json file:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "baseUrl": ".",
    "paths": {
      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
    }
  }
}

Configure cn helper

I use a cn helper to make it easier to conditionally add Tailwind CSS classes. Here's how I define it:

import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx"
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge"
 
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs))
}

Configure Tailwind CSS

Here's what my tailwind.config.js file looks like:

/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  darkMode: ["class"],
  content: [
    './pages/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
    './components/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
    './app/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
    './src/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
  ],
  theme: {
    container: {
      center: true,
      padding: "2rem",
      screens: {
        "2xl": "1400px",
      },
    },
    extend: {
      colors: {
        border: "hsl(var(--border))",
        input: "hsl(var(--input))",
        ring: "hsl(var(--ring))",
        background: "hsl(var(--background))",
        foreground: "hsl(var(--foreground))",
        primary: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--primary))",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--primary-foreground))",
        },
        secondary: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--secondary))",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--secondary-foreground))",
        },
        destructive: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--destructive))",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--destructive-foreground))",
        },
        muted: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--muted))",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--muted-foreground))",
        },
        accent: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--accent))",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--accent-foreground))",
        },
        popover: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--popover))",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--popover-foreground))",
        },
        card: {
          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--card))",
          foreground: "hsl(var(--card-foreground))",
        },
      },
      borderRadius: {
        lg: "var(--radius)",
        md: "calc(var(--radius) - 2px)",
        sm: "calc(var(--radius) - 4px)",
      },
      keyframes: {
        "accordion-down": {
          from: { height: 0 },
          to: { height: "var(--radix-accordion-content-height)" },
        },
        "accordion-up": {
          from: { height: "var(--radix-accordion-content-height)" },
          to: { height: 0 },
        },
      },
      animation: {
        "accordion-down": "accordion-down 0.2s ease-out",
        "accordion-up": "accordion-up 0.2s ease-out",
      },
    },
  },
  plugins: [require("tailwindcss-animate")],
}

Add CSS variables

Add the following to your app/globals.css file:

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
 
@layer base {
  :root {
    --background: 0 0% 100%;
    --foreground: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
 
    --card: 0 0% 100%;
    --card-foreground: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
 
    --popover: 0 0% 100%;
    --popover-foreground: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
 
    --primary: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --primary-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --secondary: 210 40% 96%;
    --secondary-foreground: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
 
    --muted: 210 40% 96%;
    --muted-foreground: 215.4 16.3% 46.9%;
 
    --accent: 210 40% 96%;
    --accent-foreground: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
 
    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
    --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --border: 214.3 31.8% 91.4%;
    --input: 214.3 31.8% 91.4%;
    --ring: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
 
    --radius: 0.5rem;
  }
 
  .dark {
    --background: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
    --foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --card: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
    --card-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --popover: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
    --popover-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --primary: 210 40% 98%;
    --primary-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
 
    --secondary: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;
    --secondary-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --muted: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;
    --muted-foreground: 215 20.2% 65.1%;
 
    --accent: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;
    --accent-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --destructive: 0 62.8% 30.6%;
    --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
 
    --border: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;
    --input: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;
    --ring: 212.7 26.8% 83.9%;
  }
}
 
@layer base {
  * {
    @apply border-border;
  }
  body {
    @apply bg-background text-foreground;
  }
}

Configure components.json

Running the following command will create a components.json file in your project:

pnpm dlx shadcn-ui@latest init

You'll be asked a few questions to configure components.json:

Would you like to use TypeScript (recommended)? no / yes
Which style would you like to use? › Default
Which color would you like to use as base color? › Slate
Where is your global CSS file? › › app/globals.css
Do you want to use CSS variables for colors? › no / yes
Where is your tailwind.config.js located? › tailwind.config.js
Configure the import alias for components? › components
Configure the import alias for utils? › @/lib/utils
Are you using React Server Components? › no / yes (yes)

That's it! You can now start adding components to your project.