File: emberjs.md | Updated: 11/15/2025
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Installation
Setting up Tailwind CSS in an Ember.js project.
01
Start by creating a new Ember.js project if you don't have one set up already. The most common approach is to use Ember CLI .
Terminal
npx ember-cli new my-project --embroider --no-welcomecd my-project
02
Using npm, install @tailwindcss/postcss and its peer dependencies, as well as postcss-loader.
Terminal
npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/postcss postcss postcss-loader
03
In your ember-cli-build.js file, configure PostCSS to process your CSS files.
ember-cli-build.js
'use strict';const EmberApp = require('ember-cli/lib/broccoli/ember-app');module.exports = function (defaults) { const app = new EmberApp(defaults, { // Add options here }); const { Webpack } = require('@embroider/webpack'); return require('@embroider/compat').compatBuild(app, Webpack, { skipBabel: [ { package: 'qunit', }, ], packagerOptions: { webpackConfig: { module: { rules: [ { test: /\.css$/i, use: ['postcss-loader'], }, ], }, }, }, });};
04
Create a postcss.config.mjs file in the root of your project and add the @tailwindcss/postcss plugin to your PostCSS configuration.
postcss.config.mjs
export default { plugins: { "@tailwindcss/postcss": {}, },}
05
Create an ./app/app.css file and add an @import for Tailwind CSS.
app.css
@import "tailwindcss";
06
Import the newly-created ./app/app.css file in your ./app/app.js file.
app.js
import Application from '@ember/application';import Resolver from 'ember-resolver';import loadInitializers from 'ember-load-initializers';import config from 'my-project/config/environment';import 'my-project/app.css';export default class App extends Application { modulePrefix = config.modulePrefix; podModulePrefix = config.podModulePrefix; Resolver = Resolver;}loadInitializers(App, config.modulePrefix);
07
Run your build process with npm run start.
Terminal
npm run start
08
Start using Tailwind's utility classes to style your content.
application.hbs
{{page-title "MyProject"}}<h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline"> Hello world!</h1>{{outlet}}
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