Install daisyUI for Astro

How to install Tailwind CSS and daisyUI in a Astro project

1. Create a new Astro project

Create a new Astro project in the current directory

Terminal
npm create astro@latest ./

2. Install Tailwind CSS and daisyUI

Terminal
npm install tailwindcss@latest @tailwindcss/vite@latest daisyui@latest

Add Tailwind CSS to Astro config

astro.config.mjs
// @ts-check
import { defineConfig } from "astro/config";
import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";

export default defineConfig({
  vite: {
    plugins: [tailwindcss()],
  },
});

Put Tailwind CSS and daisyUI in your CSS file (and remove old styles)

src/assets/app.css
@import "tailwindcss";
@plugin "daisyui";

Import the CSS file on top of your astro Layout file

src/layouts/Layout.astro
---
import "../assets/app.css";
---

Now you can use daisyUI class names!

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