Use with Laravel - Flowbite React

Learn how to install Flowbite React for your Laravel project using Inertia and start building modern websites with the most popular PHP framework in the world

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

  1. Quick Start: Create a new project with everything pre-configured
  2. Add to Existing Project: Add Flowbite React to an existing Laravel 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 Laravel project with Flowbite React, Tailwind CSS, and all necessary configurations:

npx create-flowbite-react@latest -t laravel

This will:

  • Create a new Laravel project
  • Install and configure Tailwind CSS
  • Set up Flowbite React with all required dependencies
  • Configure Inertia.js and React
  • Set up example components

Add to Existing Project

Add to Existing Project#

If you already have a Laravel 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
  • Set up necessary configurations

Manual Setup

Manual Setup#

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

1. Create Laravel Project#

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

laravel new flowbite-react-laravel --react

2. 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

Try it out#

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

// resources/js/pages/welcome.tsx
import { Button } from "flowbite-react";

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

Templates#