Vite Cheat Sheet

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Getting Started

# Create project
npm create vite@latest my-app
cd my-app
npm install
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build
npm run preview

Config (vite.config.js)

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [react()],
  server: {
    port: 3000
  },
  build: {
    outDir: 'dist'
  }
})

Features

Hot Module Replacement
Instant updates
TypeScript support
Built-in
CSS preprocessors
Sass, Less, etc
Fast dev server
Native ES modules
Optimized builds
Rollup-based
💡 Pro Tip: Vite is significantly faster than webpack for development!
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