Getting Started

Vite+ is the unified toolchain and entry point for web development.

It brings together Vite, Vitest, Oxlint, Oxfmt, Rolldown, tsdown, and Vite Task in a single vite-plus package for a blazing fast frontend toolchain.

Vite+ also ships a global vp CLI that manages Node.js and package managers and makes Vite+ easier to use across projects. You can use either CLI independently, but we recommend using them together.

If you already have a Vite project, run vp migrate to migrate it to Vite+, or give your coding agent our migration prompt.

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Install vp Globally

The commands below install the global vp CLI, which manages Node.js and package managers and makes vp available across projects. If you only need the frontend toolchain in a single project, you can install the project-local CLI instead.

macOS / Linux

curl -fsSL https://vite.plus | bash

Windows

irm https://vite.plus/ps1 | iex

Alternatively, download and run vp-setup.exe.

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The installer scripts and vp-setup.exe read environment variables such as VP_VERSION and VP_HOME.

If you use Nushell with custom XDG directories, read the Nushell startup requirements before installing.

After installation, open a new shell and run:

vp help

INFO

Vite+ will manage your global Node.js runtime and package manager. If you'd like to opt out of this behavior, run vp env off. If you realize Vite+ is not for you, type vp implode, but please share your feedback with us.

Using a minor platform (CPU architecture, OS) ?

Prebuilt binaries are distributed for the following platforms (grouped by Node.js v24 platform support tier):

• Tier 1
  • Linux x64 glibc (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
  • Linux arm64 glibc (aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu)
  • Windows x64 (x86_64-pc-windows-msvc)
  • macOS x64 (x86_64-apple-darwin)
  • macOS arm64 (aarch64-apple-darwin)
• Tier 2
  • Windows arm64 (aarch64-pc-windows-msvc)
• Experimental
  • Linux x64 musl (x86_64-unknown-linux-musl)
• Other
  • Linux arm64 musl (aarch64-unknown-linux-musl)

If a prebuilt binary is not available for your platform, installation will fail with an error.

On Alpine Linux (musl), you need to install libstdc++ before using Vite+:

apk add libstdc++

This is required because the managed unofficial-builds Node.js runtime depends on the GNU C++ standard library.

Quick Start

With the global CLI installed, create a project, install dependencies, and use the default commands:

vp create # Create a new project
vp install # Install dependencies
vp dev # Start the dev server
vp check # Format, lint, type-check
vp test # Run JavaScript tests
vp build # Build for production

You can also run vp on its own to open the interactive command line. In a local-only setup, run the same commands through your package manager, such as pnpm exec vp check.

Core Commands

Vite+ covers the full frontend development cycle, from starting a project through development, checks, tests, and production builds. Most commands are available from both distributions; machine-level environment and self-management commands require the global CLI.

Set Up a Project

• vp create creates new apps, packages, and monorepos.
• vp migrate moves existing projects onto Vite+.
• vp install installs dependencies with the right package manager.
• vp add, vp remove, vp update, vp dedupe, vp outdated, vp list, vp why, and vp info cover the rest of the package-management workflow.
• vp link, vp unlink, vp rebuild, and vp pm <command> provide lower-level package-manager operations.

Project Toolchain

• vp check runs format, lint, and type checks together.
• vp lint and vp fmt run the individual checks directly.
• vp test runs tests with Vitest.
• vp dev starts the development server powered by Vite.
• vp build builds apps, and vp preview previews the production build locally.
• vp pack builds libraries or standalone artifacts.
• vp toolchain shows the active project toolchain; use --global to inspect the global installation instead.
• vp run runs tasks across workspaces with caching.
• vp cache clean clears task cache entries.
• vp exec runs local project binaries, while vp dlx and vpx download and run package binaries.
• vp config installs the Git hook dispatcher and configures agent integration.
• vp hooks manages the Git hook dispatcher, and vp staged runs checks on staged files.
• Monorepo Guide covers multi-package project structure and commands.

Global CLI

• vp env manages Node.js and package-manager environments, and vp node runs scripts with the resolved environment.
• vp upgrade updates the global vp installation itself.
• vp implode removes the global vp installation and related Vite+ data from your machine.

Workflow

• IDE Integration, CI, and Docker cover common development and deployment environments.

Reference

• Troubleshooting covers common command, configuration, and integration problems.

INFO

Vite+ ships with many predefined commands such as vp build, vp test, and vp dev. These commands are built-in and cannot be changed. If you want to run a command from your package.json scripts, use vp run <command> or vpr <command>.

Learn more about vp run.