Install & Setup Vite + React + Typescript + Bootstrap 5

Today, we will see how to install & setup vite + react + typescript with bootstrap 5. Vite is a build tool that aims to provide a faster and leaner development experience for modern web projects.

Create Vite Project For React

Install vite via npm:

npm create vite@latest

Install vite via yarn:

yarn create vite

Select react.

? Select a framework: › - Use arrow-keys. Return to submit.
  vanilla
  vue
❯  react
  preact
  lit
  svelte

Select react js with typescript.

✔ Select a framework: › react
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  react
❯  react-ts

Move to project directory and install dependencies.

cd react-project
npm install 
npm run dev 

Install Bootstrap 5 in react

npm install react-bootstrap bootstrap

After install import bootstrap 5 in main.tsx.

src/main.tsx

import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import App from './App'
import './index.css'
import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';

ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root') as HTMLElement).render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>
)

You can remove index.css file.

Import react bootstrap 5 button and test.

src/App.tsx

import { useState } from 'react';
import reactLogo from './assets/react.svg';
import './App.css';
import { Button } from 'react-bootstrap';

function App() {
  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);

  return (
    <div className="App">
      <div>
        <a href="https://vitejs.dev" target="_blank">
          <img src="/vite.svg" className="logo" alt="Vite logo" />
        </a>
        <a href="https://reactjs.org" target="_blank">
          <img src={reactLogo} className="logo react" alt="React logo" />
        </a>
      </div>
      <h1>Vite + React with ypescript + Bootstrap 5</h1>
      <div className="card">
        <button onClick={() => setCount((count) => count + 1)}>
          count is {count}
        </button>
        <p>
          Edit <code>src/App.tsx</code> and save to test HMR
        </p>
      </div>
      <p className="read-the-docs">
        Click on the Vite and React logos to learn more
      </p>
      <Button variant="primary">Primary</Button>{' '}
      <Button variant="secondary">Secondary</Button>{' '}
      <Button variant="success">Success</Button>{' '}
      <Button variant="warning">Warning</Button>{' '}
      <Button variant="danger">Danger</Button>{' '}
      <Button variant="info">Info</Button>{' '}
      <Button variant="light">Light</Button>{' '}
      <Button variant="dark">Dark</Button> <Button variant="link">Link</Button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

react typescript with bootstrap 5