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Vue 3 Starter Template with Webpack, Tailwind CSS, and MerakUI - Quick Setup for Modern Web Apps

This Vue 3 Starter Template integrates Webpack, Tailwind CSS, and MerakUI components for rapid development of modern, responsive web applications. With essential features like Sign In, Sign Up, Hero Section, Pricing, FAQ, and Footer, this template helps you jump-start your projects with minimal setup. Easily deploy to Netlify for fast hosting.

Demo: VueTailwindUI

📋 Project Overview

This starter template is equipped with reusable components and configurations, designed to help you build clean, modular, and responsive UI applications. It supports modern development workflows and is easily customizable to suit your needs.

Key Features:

  • Vue 3 Composition API for a modular and flexible code structure
  • Webpack for optimized bundling and module management
  • Tailwind CSS for utility-first responsive design
  • MerakUI for modern, customizable UI components
  • Netlify Hosting for seamless deployment

🛠️ Technologies Used

  • Vue 3: A progressive JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. Learn More
  • Webpack: A bundler for managing and optimizing module dependencies. Learn More
  • Tailwind CSS: A utility-first CSS framework for building responsive layouts. Learn More
  • MerakUI: A library of ready-to-use UI components for Vue.js. Learn More
  • Netlify: A modern cloud platform for static and dynamic web hosting. Learn More

🚀 Project Setup

Install Project Dependencies

To get started, first install the required dependencies by running the following command in your terminal:

yarn install
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Run Development Server

To start the development server with hot-reload, use the following command:

yarn serve
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This will run the app at http://localhost:8080 and automatically refresh the page when you make code changes.

Build and Minify for Production

To build the project for production, run:

yarn build
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This will generate an optimized version of your app in the dist/ folder.

Lint and Auto-Fix Code

To lint and automatically fix code errors, run:

yarn lint
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This will check your code for consistency and ensure it meets predefined coding standards.

📦 Deployment on Netlify

This project is optimized for deployment on Netlify, which allows you to link your repository directly and trigger automatic builds every time there’s a code update.

Deployment Steps:

  1. Push your code to a Git repository (GitHub, GitLab, or others).
  2. Connect the repository to Netlify via the Netlify dashboard.
  3. Configure Build Settings:
    • Build Command: yarn build
    • Publish Directory: dist

Netlify will take care of building and hosting your app, providing a production-ready version with a custom URL.

Additional Netlify Configuration

You can add a .netlify.toml configuration file to customize build settings:

[build]
  publish = "dist"
  command = "yarn build"
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📚 Resources

For more information on the technologies used in this project, check out the following documentation:

💡 Conclusion

This project provides a solid foundation for building modern web applications with Vue 3, Webpack, Tailwind CSS, and MerakUI. With pre-configured setups, you can focus on developing features without worrying about build configurations or UI components. We hope this template accelerates your development process and enhances your experience.

If you have any questions or encounter issues, feel free to open an issue or contribute to the repository. Happy coding!

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