Using Tailwind Templates

Introduction

This documentation covers the instruction on how to install and use the Tailwind CSS templates, and answers to any problems and issues you may face while using the templates.

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The Tailwind templates are built with plain HTML and Tailwind CSS and a few Vanilla JS scripts. And we used Alpine JS for interactions like slider, video, and image popup.

Downloading Templates:

You can download all available templates that are available under the big bundle, by visiting your account.

You can download it anytime you want, as long as you have an account with us.

Directory Structure:

When you download a template and extract it you’ll get a folder that looks like this:

|-- Template Folder
    |-- src
    |    |-- css
    |       |-- All CSS Files
    |    |-- js
    |       |-- All JS Files
    |    |-- images
    |       |-- All Images
    |    |-- partials
    |       |-- HTML Common Sections Like Header, Footer etc
    |    |-- index.html and All HTML Pages Files
    |
    |
    |-- All Config files

If you want to customize the template just go to the src folder, and you’ll find all the files you need to customize.

Installing Tempaltes:

To use the Tailwind template first we will have to install the dependencies and plugins included in the template.

Note: Before we install the plugins make sure you have Node.js installed on your machine. Otherwise, the commands won’t work.

Here are the steps you’ll have to take to install the templates:

Step#1: Download the template from GrayGrids. When you download the template, you’ll get a zip file.

Step#2: Unzip/Extract the zip file. After you’ve extracted it you’ll find all the files and assets you’ll need.

Step#3: Now open up the Terminal/Command Line in the project folder. And run this command to install the plugins and the dependencies:

npm install

It’ll take a few seconds to install. After installation is done, run this command to start the project:

npm run start

When it starts it’ll automatically open up the project on [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).

Now you can change the default content and add your own content, and see the changes on the browser immediately.

Troubleshooting Installation Issues

`canvas` package build failure on macOS

If you encounter errors during bun install (or npm install/yarn install) related to the canvas package, particularly messages like Package pixman-1 was not found or node-gyp ERR! build error, it's likely due to missing system dependencies required to compile canvas from source. This often occurs when pre-built binaries for canvas are not available for your specific Node.js version and system architecture (e.g., Node.js 22+ on macOS ARM).

To resolve this on macOS, you need to install the required dependencies using Homebrew. Open your terminal and run:

brew install pkg-config cairo pango libjpeg giflib librsvg

After successfully installing these dependencies, try running bun install again:

bun install

This should allow the canvas package to compile correctly.

Deploying to server

To deploy the Template, you’ll have to generate the build folder. You can do that by running this command:

npm run build

It’ll give you a build folder, now you can just upload it on your server and your website will be live.

**Introduction**