To create a new Expo app using the TypeScript template, run the following command:

yarn create expo-app --template

Install the necessary TypeScript dependencies:

yarn add --dev @tsconfig/react-native @types/jest @types/react @types/react-test-renderer typescript
yarn add expo react-native-web react-dom @expo/webpack-config

Start your Expo project using the tunnel option:

yarn expo start --tunnel

To set up navigation in your app, follow these steps:

yarn add @react-navigation/native

yarn add react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context @react-navigation/native-stack @react-navigation/stack

If you want to use bottom tabs navigation, install the following package:

yarn add @react-navigation/bottom-tabs

Set up ESLint and Prettier for your project:

yarn add -D expo eslint eslint-config-prettier eslint-config-universe eslint-plugin-react-hooks @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin @typescript-eslint/parser

In your package.json, update the eslintConfig section to extend the desired ESLint configuration:

{
  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": "universe/native"
  }
}

Create an .eslintrc.json file and extend the ESLint configurations:

{
  "extends": ["universe", "plugin:react-hooks/recommended"]
}

Install Prettier

yarn add expo prettier

To enable viewport units in your styles, install the react-native-viewport-units package:

yarn add react-native-viewport-units --save

Import the units in your code:

var { vw, vh, vmin, vmax } = require('react-native-viewport-units');

Choose between Nativewind or Tailwind-RN based on your preference and project requirements.

yarn add nativewind postcss autoprefixer
yarn add --dev [email protected]

Run the following command to initialize Tailwind CSS and create the tailwind.config.js file:

npx tailwindcss init

Edit your tailwind.config.js file to include paths to your component files:

module.exports = {
- content: [],
+ content: ["./App.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}", "./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}" "./<custom directory>/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}", ],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

Modify your babel.config.js to include the Nativewind Babel plugin:

module.exports = function (api) {
  api.cache(true);
  return {
    presets: ["babel-preset-expo"],
+   plugins: ["nativewind/babel"],
  };
};

Create a postcss.config.js file and add the following configuration:

module.exports = {
  plugins: {
    tailwindcss: {},
    autoprefixer: {},
  }
}

Create a metro.config.js file and add the following code to enable CSS support in Metro:

const { getDefaultConfig } = require('expo/metro-config');

const config = getDefaultConfig(__dirname, {
  isCSSEnabled: true,
});

module.exports = config;

Create a globals.css file and add the following Tailwind CSS imports:

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

Import the globals.css file in your project where needed.

If you are using TypeScript, create a globals.d.ts file and add the following reference:

/// <reference types="nativewind/types" />

yarn add tailwind-rn

npx setup-tailwind-rn

Follow the configuration steps as described in the terminal, and run:

yarn dev:tailwind

Note: Keep the dev server running at all times.

In your input.css file, include the following Tailwind CSS imports:

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

In your tailwind.config.js file, specify the content paths for your project.

This completes the setup for Tailwind CSS in your React Native project. 👍