How to initialize React project

React

Vite

Published on: Jan 2, 2025

install Node.js

npm create vite@latest react-app -- --template react-ts

Create a new React project using Vite.

{
  "name": "react-app",
  "private": true,
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "vite",
    "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
    "lint": "eslint .",
    "preview": "vite preview"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.3.1",
    "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
    "react": "^19.0.0",
    "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@eslint/js": "^9.17.0",
    "@types/react": "^18.3.18",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.5",
    "@types/react": "^19.0.2",
    "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.2",
    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
    "eslint": "^9.17.0",
    "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^5.0.0",
    "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.16",
    "globals": "^15.14.0",
    "typescript": "~5.6.2",
    "typescript-eslint": "^8.18.2",
    "vite": "^6.0.5"
  }
}

Increase the version of React and React DOM to the latest versions.

Terminal window
```
npm install
```
Install the dependencies.

npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer

Install Tailwind CSS dependencies.

Terminal window
```
npx tailwindcss init -p
```
Generate the Tailwind CSS configuration files.

/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
export default {
  content: [],
  content: [
    "./index.html",
    "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
  ],
  theme: {
  extend: {},
},
  plugins: [],
}

Set up the Tailwind CSS configuration.

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

Add the Tailwind directives.

export default function App() {
  return (
    <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold underline">
      Hello world!
    </h1>
  )
}

Use Tailwind CSS classes in the React component.