Usage

Running in development mode

To start Django Tailwind in development mode, run the following command in a terminal:

python manage.py tailwind start

This will start a long-running process that watches files for changes. Use a combination of CTRL + C to terminate the process.

Several things are happening behind the scenes at that moment:

  1. The stylesheet is updated every time you add or remove a CSS class in a Django template.

  2. The django-browser-reload watches for changes in HTML and CSS files. When a Django template or CSS is updated, browser refreshes them. That gives you a smooth development experience without the need to reload the page to see updates.

Building for production

To create a production build of your theme, run:

python manage.py tailwind build

This will replace the development build with a bundle optimized for production. No further actions are necessary; you can deploy!