Build and Deploy a Full Stack Notes App | Node.js, MongoDB, React.js, Tailwind CSS | Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of our tutorial series on building and deploying a full stack notes app. In this part, we will focus on integrating Tailwind CSS into our application to provide a modern and sleek look and feel.

Setting up Tailwind CSS

First, we need to install Tailwind CSS using npm. Open your terminal and run the following command:


npm install tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer


Next, we need to create a configuration file for Tailwind CSS. In the root of your project, run the following command:


npx tailwindcss init


This will create a file called tailwind.config.js, which will allow us to customize Tailwind CSS according to our needs.

Integrating Tailwind CSS with React

In order to use Tailwind CSS in our React application, we need to import the CSS file in our main index.js file. Open the index.js file in your src folder and add the following line at the top:


import 'tailwindcss/tailwind.css'


Now, you can start using Tailwind CSS classes in your components to style them according to your requirements.

Building a Modern UI with Tailwind CSS

Tailwind CSS comes with a wide range of utility classes that allow you to quickly create modern and responsive user interfaces. You can use classes like “bg-gray-100” for setting the background color, “text-white” for setting the text color, and “rounded-lg” for setting rounded corners on elements.

By combining these utility classes, you can easily create a sleek and professional-looking UI for your notes app.

Conclusion

In this part of the tutorial, we integrated Tailwind CSS into our full stack notes app to give it a modern and sleek look and feel. In the next part, we will focus on deploying our application to a live server so that it can be accessed by users from anywhere in the world.