Development

Your new bare-bones project includes minimal organization with a single main.rs file and a few assets.

project/
├─ assets/ # Any assets that are used by the app should be placed here
├─ src/
│  ├─ main.rs # main.rs is the entry point to your application and currently contains all components for the app
├─ Cargo.toml # The Cargo.toml file defines the dependencies and feature flags for your project

Automatic Tailwind (Dioxus 0.7+)

As of Dioxus 0.7, there no longer is a need to manually install tailwind. Simply dx serve and you're good to go!

Automatic tailwind is supported by checking for a file called tailwind.css in your app's manifest directory (next to Cargo.toml). To customize the file, use the dioxus.toml:

[application]
tailwind_input = "my.css"
tailwind_output = "assets/out.css" # also customize the location of the out file!

Tailwind Manual Install

To use tailwind plugins or manually customize tailwind, you can can install the Tailwind CLI and use it directly.

Tailwind

Install npm: https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm
Install the Tailwind CSS CLI: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/installation/tailwind-cli
Run the following command in the root of the project to start the Tailwind CSS compiler:

npx @tailwindcss/cli -i ./input.css -o ./assets/tailwind.css --watch

Serving Your App

Run the following command in the root of your project to start developing with the default platform:

dx serve

To run for a different platform, use the --platform platform flag. E.g.

dx serve --platform desktop