Gengar UI

Laravel Installation

Follow these steps to install and set up Gengar UI with Laravel and Tailwind CSS v4.

1. Create a new Laravel project

terminal
composer create-project laravel/laravel my-gengar-ui-app

2. Install dependencies

terminal
npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/postcss @radix-ui/react-slot class-variance-authority clsx tailwind-merge lucide-react

3. Configure PostCSS

Create or update your postcss.config.js file:

postcss.config.js
export default {
  plugins: {
    "@tailwindcss/postcss": {},
  },
};

4. Add global styles

Create or update your resources/css/app.css file with Tailwind v4 imports and theme configuration:

resources/css/app.css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-background: 0 0% 100%;
  --color-foreground: 0 0% 4.9%;
  --color-card: 0 0% 100%;
  --color-card-foreground: 0 0% 4.9%;
  --color-popover: 0 0% 100%;
  --color-popover-foreground: 0 0% 4.9%;
  --color-primary: 0 0% 11.2%;
  --color-primary-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
  --color-secondary: 0 0% 96.1%;
  --color-secondary-foreground: 0 0% 11.2%;
  --color-muted: 0 0% 96.1%;
  --color-muted-foreground: 0 0% 46.9%;
  --color-accent: 0 0% 96.1%;
  --color-accent-foreground: 0 0% 11.2%;
  --color-destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
  --color-destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
  --color-border: 0 0% 91.4%;
  --color-input: 0 0% 91.4%;
  --color-ring: 0 0% 4.9%;
  --radius: 0.5rem;
  --color-terminal-red: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
  --color-terminal-yellow: 38 92% 50%;
  --color-terminal-green: 142 71% 45%;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  @theme {
    --color-background: 0 0% 4.9%;
    --color-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
    --color-card: 0 0% 4.9%;
    --color-card-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
    --color-popover: 0 0% 4.9%;
    --color-popover-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
    --color-primary: 0 0% 98%;
    --color-primary-foreground: 0 0% 11.2%;
    --color-secondary: 0 0% 17.5%;
    --color-secondary-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
    --color-muted: 0 0% 17.5%;
    --color-muted-foreground: 0 0% 65.1%;
    --color-accent: 0 0% 17.5%;
    --color-accent-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
    --color-destructive: 0 62.8% 30.6%;
    --color-destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
    --color-border: 0 0% 17.5%;
    --color-input: 0 0% 17.5%;
    --color-ring: 0 0% 83.9%;
    --color-terminal-red: 0 62.8% 30.6%;
    --color-terminal-yellow: 38 92% 30%;
    --color-terminal-green: 142 71% 25%;
  }
}

@layer base {
  * {
    border-color: hsl(var(--color-border));
  }
  body {
    background-color: hsl(var(--color-background));
    color: hsl(var(--color-foreground));
  }
}

5. Configure Vite

Update your vite.config.js file:

vite.config.js
import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import laravel from 'laravel-vite-plugin';

export default defineConfig({
    plugins: [
        laravel({
            input: ['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'],
            refresh: true,
        }),
    ],
});

6. Start using Gengar UI components

You can now start using Gengar UI components in your Laravel project. Copy the component files you need from our documentation and use them in your Blade views or JavaScript components.

✨ Tailwind CSS v4 with Laravel Benefits:

  • • Laravel Vite integration - Seamless build process with Laravel's asset pipeline
  • • Blade template support - Works perfectly with Laravel's templating engine
  • • Faster builds - Up to 3x faster than v3
  • • Dynamic utilities - Use any value without pre-configuration