Storybook for React with Vite

Storybook for React & Vite is a framework that makes it easy to develop and test UI components in isolation for React applications built with Vite.

Install

To install Storybook in an existing React project, run this command in your project's root directory:

npm create storybook@latest

You can then get started writing stories, running tests and documenting your components. For more control over the installation process, refer to the installation guide.

Requirements

React ≥ 16.8
Vite ≥ 5

Run Storybook

To run Storybook for a particular project, run the following:

npm run storybook

To build Storybook, run:

npm run build-storybook

You will find the output in the configured outputDir (default is storybook-static).

FAQ

How do I migrate from the React Webpack framework?

The upgrade command should prompt you to migrate to @storybook/react-vite when you run it:

npx storybook@latest upgrade

In case that auto-migration does not work for your project, refer to the manual installation instructions below.

How do I manually install the React framework?

First, install the framework:

npm install --save-dev @storybook/react-vite

Then, update your .storybook/main.js|ts to change the framework property:

.storybook/main.ts

import type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/react-vite';
 
const config: StorybookConfig = {
  // ...
  // framework: '@storybook/react-webpack5', 👈 Remove this
  framework: '@storybook/react-vite', // 👈 Add this
};
 
export default config;

API

Options

You can pass an options object for additional configuration if needed:

.storybook/main.ts

import type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/react-vite';
 
const config: StorybookConfig = {
  framework: {
    name: '@storybook/react-vite',
    options: {
      // ...
    },
  },
};
 
export default config;

`builder`

Type: Record<string, any>

Configure options for the framework's builder. For this framework, available options can be found in the Vite builder docs.