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Manual Installation

Add dependencies to your project manually.

Add Tailwind CSS

Components are styled using Tailwind CSS. You need to install Tailwind CSS in your project.

Follow the Tailwind CSS installation instructions to get started.

Add dependencies

Add the following dependencies to your project:

npm install tailwindcss-animate class-variance-authority clsx tailwind-merge lucide-react

Configure path aliases

Configure the path aliases in your tsconfig.json file.

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

The @ alias is a preference. You can use other aliases if you want.

Configure tailwind.config.js

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

tailwind.config.js
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  darkMode: ["class"],
  content: ["app/**/*.{ts,tsx}", "components/**/*.{ts,tsx}"],
  theme: {
    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)",
      },
    },
  },
  plugins: [require("tailwindcss-animate")],
}

Configure styles

Add the following to your styles/globals.css file. You can learn more about using CSS variables for theming in the theming section.

globals.css
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
 
@layer base {
  :root {
    --background: 0 0% 100%;
    --foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --muted: 210 40% 96.1%;
    --muted-foreground: 215.4 16.3% 46.9%;
    --popover: 0 0% 100%;
    --popover-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --border: 214.3 31.8% 91.4%;
    --input: 214.3 31.8% 91.4%;
    --card: 0 0% 100%;
    --card-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --primary: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --primary-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
    --secondary: 210 40% 96.1%;
    --secondary-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --accent: 210 40% 96.1%;
    --accent-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --destructive: 0 100% 50%;
    --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
    --ring: 215 20.2% 65.1%;
    --radius: 0.5rem;
  }
 
  .dark {
    --background: 224 71% 4%;
    --foreground: 213 31% 91%;
    --muted: 223 47% 11%;
    --muted-foreground: 215.4 16.3% 56.9%;
    --accent: 216 34% 17%;
    --accent-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
    --popover: 224 71% 4%;
    --popover-foreground: 215 20.2% 65.1%;
    --border: 216 34% 17%;
    --input: 216 34% 17%;
    --card: 224 71% 4%;
    --card-foreground: 213 31% 91%;
    --primary: 210 40% 98%;
    --primary-foreground: 222.2 47.4% 1.2%;
    --secondary: 222.2 47.4% 11.2%;
    --secondary-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
    --destructive: 0 63% 31%;
    --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
    --ring: 216 34% 17%;
  }
}
 
@layer base {
  * {
    @apply border-border;
  }
  body {
    @apply font-sans antialiased bg-background text-foreground;
  }
}

Add a cn helper

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

Create a components.json file

Create a components.json file in the root of your project.

components.json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json",
  "style": "new-york",
  "rsc": false,
  "tsx": true,
  "tailwind": {
    "config": "tailwind.config.js",
    "css": "src/index.css",
    "baseColor": "zinc",
    "cssVariables": true,
    "prefix": ""
  },
  "aliases": {
    "components": "@/components",
    "utils": "@/lib/utils",
    "ui": "@/components/ui",
    "lib": "@/lib",
    "hooks": "@/hooks"
  },
  "iconLibrary": "lucide"
}

That's it

You can now start adding components to your project.

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