Tailwind CSS boilerplate for HTML projects. Bare-bones HTML starter template with Tailwind CSS, PostCSS, Gulp, Browsersync & Imagemin.

The main purpose of this boilerplate is to simplify the configuration of Tailwind CSS for beginners.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [email protected]:salttechno/tailwindcss-boilerplate.git <YOUR_PROJECT_NAME>
   
   cd <YOUR_PROJECT_NAME>

   Or else simply download boilerplate's zip file from this link.

2. Install the dependencies:

   # if you are using npm
   npm install
   
   # OR if you are using Yarn
   yarn

3. Start the development server:

   # if you are using npm
   npm run dev
   
   # OR if you are using Yarn
   yarn run dev

   Now you should be able to see the project running at localhost:3000.

4. Open ./index.html in your editor (VS Code recommended) and start editing!

Tailwind CSS output needs to be optimized for the production use. The development version for the CSS file is almost 4MB which is not good for production websites. Read this for more details. This boilerplate helps you generate the production version of your CSS file easily & quickly.

We have configured purge option for PostCSS & Tailwind CSS. To build optimized version of your custom CSS, simply run:

# if you are using npm
npm run build

# OR if you are using Yarn
yarn run build

For optimizing your images, simply run:

# if you are using npm
npm run build-images

# OR if you are using Yarn
yarn run build-images