# vue-cli-plugin-tauri > [Tauri](https://tauri.app) is a toolkit for creating smaller, faster, and more secure desktops applications with a web frontend. This plugin configures Tauri to work in your Vue CLI project. ## Deprecation Notice Just like [Vue CLI](https://cli.vuejs.org/) itself, this plugin is now **deprecated** and won't receive any updates anymore. Please migrate to [`@tauri-apps/cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tauri-apps/cli). ## Installation Please visit the [documentation website](https://tauri.app) or our [discord server](https://discord.gg/tauri) if you have any problems. ### General Prerequisites: - NodeJS/npm - Vue CLI (`yarn global add @vue/cli` / `npm i -g @vue/cli`) - [Rust/Cargo](https://www.rust-lang.org/) ### Detailed Prerequisite Installation Instructions: https://tauri.app/v1/guides/getting-started/prerequisites ### Steps: 1. Create a Vue CLI project (or cd into an existing one) ```bash vue create my-tauri-app cd my-tauri-app ``` 2. Install Vue CLI Plugin Tauri ```bash vue add tauri ``` 3. Run commands With Yarn: ```bash # Start dev server with HMR yarn tauri:serve # Build executable yarn tauri:build ``` With npm: ```bash # Start dev server with HMR npm run tauri:serve # Build executable npm run tauri:build ```