Tailwindcss Windows CLI Standalone


It is worth your time building a Standalone CLI version of your app / ecosystem, but not worth taking 20 seconds to explain properly how to use it? Tailwind’s github instructions just point to the general installation instructions which don’t cover it at all. The blog post which has some instructions just hints at what you need to do. So, let me do your job for you Tailwind…

  1. Download the .exe file from the github repo.
  2. Move it somewhere suitable (I created a folder in Program Files).
  3. Rename the .exe. I suggest tailwindcss.exe.
  4. Add the containing folder to your PATH in environment variables (if you’re not sure, just do an internet search).
  5. You can now use it in a cmd windows like “tailwindcss [command]” etc. If you have a cmd windows already open you will probably need to close it and open it again.

Ok, maybe 30 seconds.


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