Vite & Create-Vue: A Tutorial on Vue 3

In this tutorial, we will be diving into Vite and create-vue, two powerful tools that can be used to create Vue 3 apps quickly and efficiently.

Vite is a next-generation build tool that provides lightning fast development server and instant hot module replacement. It greatly improves the development experience for Vue 3 projects. create-vue, on the other hand, is a CLI tool that helps create a new Vue 3 project with all the necessary configurations and settings in place.

To get started, make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine. You can check your current versions by running the following commands in your terminal:

node -v
npm -v

If you do not have them installed, you can download and install them from the official Node.js website.

Now, let’s begin by installing create-vue globally on your machine. Open your terminal and run the following command:

npm install -g create-vue

Next, create a new Vue 3 project by running the following command:

create-vue my-new-project

Replace my-new-project with the name of your project. This will create a new folder with the specified name and set up a new Vue 3 project inside it.

Navigate into the newly created project folder by running:

cd my-new-project

Now, let’s install Vite as a development dependency in this project. Run the following command:

npm install --save-dev vite

After installing Vite, update the start script in package.json file to use Vite’s development server. Open the package.json file in your code editor and replace the existing start script with:

"scripts": {
  "dev": "vite"
}

Save the changes and close the file.

To start the development server, run the following command in your terminal:

npm run dev

This will start the Vite development server and you should see a message in your terminal saying that the server is running at a specific address (usually http://localhost:3000).

Open your web browser and navigate to the specified address to see your new Vue 3 app in action. You can now start developing your Vue 3 project using Vite and create-vue.

In conclusion, Vite and create-vue are powerful tools that can greatly improve your Vue 3 development process. By following this tutorial and setting up a new Vue 3 project with Vite and create-vue, you can build fast and efficient Vue apps in no time. Happy coding!