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Setting up Tailwind CSS in a Remix project.

1. Create your project

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

   Terminal

   npx create-remix@latest my-projectcd my-project

2. Install Tailwind CSS

   Install tailwindcss via npm, and then run the init command to generate a tailwind.config.ts and postcss.config.js file.

   Terminal

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

3. Configure your template paths

   Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.ts file.

   tailwind.config.ts

   import type { Config } from 'tailwindcss'
   
   export default {
     content: ['./app/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'],
     theme: {
       extend: {},
     },
     plugins: [],
   } satisfies Config
   

4. Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

   Create a ./app/tailwind.css file and add the @tailwind directives for each of Tailwind’s layers.

   tailwind.css

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

5. Import the CSS file

   Import the newly-created ./app/tailwind.css file in your ./app/root.tsx file.

   root.tsx

   import type { LinksFunction } from "@remix-run/node";
   import stylesheet from "~/tailwind.css?url";
   
   export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
     { rel: "stylesheet", href: stylesheet },
   ];

6. Start your build process

   Run your build process with npm run dev.

   Terminal

   npm run dev

7. Start using Tailwind in your project

   Start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.

   _index.tsx

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