Use with AdonisJS - Flowbite React

Learn how to install Flowbite React for your AdonisJS project and start developing modern full-stack web applications

This guide provides three ways to integrate Flowbite React with AdonisJS:

  1. Quick Start: Create a new project with everything pre-configured
  2. Add to Existing Project: Add Flowbite React to an existing AdonisJS project
  3. Manual Setup: Set up everything from scratch manually

Quick Start (Recommended)

Quick Start#

The fastest way to get started is using our project creation CLI, which sets up a new AdonisJS project with Flowbite React, Tailwind CSS, and all necessary configurations:

npx create-flowbite-react@latest -t adonisjs

This will:

  • Create a new AdonisJS project
  • Install and configure Tailwind CSS and Vite
  • Set up Flowbite React with all required dependencies
  • Configure dark mode support
  • Set up example components

Add to Existing Project

Add to Existing Project#

If you already have an AdonisJS 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
  • Configure Vite to include Flowbite React plugin

Manual Setup

Manual Setup#

If you prefer to set everything up manually or need more control over the configuration, follow these steps:

1. Create AdonisJS Project#

Create a new AdonisJS project with Inertia.js and React support:

npx create-adonisjs@latest -K=inertia --adapter=react

2. Set Up Tailwind CSS#

  1. Install Tailwind CSS and its Vite plugin:
npm install -D tailwindcss @tailwindcss/vite
  1. Configure the Vite plugin in your vite.config.ts:
import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";
import { defineConfig } from "vite";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    // ...
    tailwindcss(),
  ],
});
  1. Add Tailwind CSS to your CSS file (inertia/css/app.css):
@import "tailwindcss";

3. Install Flowbite React#

Install 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

4. Configure Dark Mode#

Add the ThemeModeScript component to prevent dark mode flickering:

// inertia/app/ssr.tsx
import { createInertiaApp } from "@inertiajs/react";
import { ThemeModeScript } from "flowbite-react";
import ReactDOMServer from "react-dom/server";

export default function render(page: any) {
  return createInertiaApp({
    page,
    render: ReactDOMServer.renderToString,
    resolve: (name) => {
      const pages = import.meta.glob("../pages/**/*.tsx", { eager: true });
      return pages[`../pages/${name}.tsx`];
    },
    setup: ({ App, props }) => (
      <>
        <ThemeModeScript />
        <App {...props} />
      </>
    ),
  });
}

Try it out#

Now that you have successfully installed Flowbite React you can start using the components from the library:

// inertia/pages/home.tsx
import { Button } from "flowbite-react";

export default function Home() {
  return <Button>Click me</Button>;
}

Templates#