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Install and configure Gatsby.

Note: This page is a direct copy from the original Shadcn documentation and remains fully applicable to Shadxn without any modifications except for the command shadxn. The information provided here is intended to assist in understanding and utilizing Shadxn in a manner consistent with Shadcn, ensuring a seamless transition and integration process for developers familiar with the original tool.

Create project

Start by creating a new Gatsby project using create-gatsby:

npm init gatsby

Configure your Gatsby project to use TypeScript and Tailwind CSS

You will be asked a few questions to configure your project:

✔ What would you like to call your site?
· your-app-name
✔ What would you like to name the folder where your site will be created?
· your-app-name
✔ Will you be using JavaScript or TypeScript?
· TypeScript
✔ Will you be using a CMS?
· Choose whatever you want
✔ Would you like to install a styling system?
· Tailwind CSS
✔ Would you like to install additional features with other plugins?
· Choose whatever you want
✔ Shall we do this? (Y/n) · Yes

Edit tsconfig.json file

Add the following code to the tsconfig.json file to resolve paths:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // ...
    "baseUrl": ".",
    "paths": {
      "@/*": [
        "./src/*"
      ]
    }
    // ...
  }
}

Create gatsby-node.ts file

Create a gatsby-node.ts file at the root of your project if it doesn’t already exist, and add the code below to the gatsby-node file so your app can resolve paths:

import * as path from "path"
 
export const onCreateWebpackConfig = ({ actions }) => {
  actions.setWebpackConfig({
    resolve: {
      alias: {
        "@/components": path.resolve(__dirname, "src/components"),
        "@/lib/utils": path.resolve(__dirname, "src/lib/utils"),
      },
    },
  })
}

Run the CLI

Run the shadxn init command to setup your project:

npx shadxn@latest init

Configure components.json

You will be asked a few questions to configure components.json:

Would you like to use TypeScript (recommended)? no / yes
Which style would you like to use? › Default
Which color would you like to use as base color? › Slate
Where is your global CSS file? › › ./src/styles/globals.css
Do you want to use CSS variables for colors? › no / yes
Where is your tailwind.config.js located? › tailwind.config.js
Configure the import alias for components: › @/components
Configure the import alias for utils: › @/lib/utils
Are you using React Server Components? › no

That's it

You can now start adding components to your project.

npx shadxn@latest add button

The command above will add the Button component to your project. You can then import it like this:

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 
export default function Home() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Button>Click me</Button>
    </div>
  )
}