Builder.io Visual CMS Devtools

Setup and integrate Builder.io Visual CMS during development using the Devtools plugin. Builder Devtools can be integrated with a project's development through either a Next.js config, Vite plugin, or Webpack plugin.

Installing Builder Devtools

Builder's Devtools can be installed and initialized using:

npm init builder.io@latest

This command will update the config file (such as next.config.js, or vite.config.js) and install the @builder.io/dev-tools package. Once installed, you can start your app's dev server:

npm run dev

Manual Installation

Alternatively, you can manually install Builder's Devtools, and update the config files following the steps below.

npm install -D @builder.io/dev-tools

Next step is to add the Devtools plugin to your build tool's config file. For example, if you're using Next.js, see the docs below on how to import and add Devtools to a Next.js app.

Next.js

A utility function is provided for your next config in order to run Devtools during development. Wrap your existing next config using the withBuilderDevTools() function that's created when it is required at the top of the config.

// next config file
const withBuilderDevTools = require("@builder.io/dev-tools/next")({
  // Builder Devtools Options
});

module.exports = withBuilderDevTools({
  // next config
});

Or configuration as a function:

module.exports = (phase, defaultConfig) => {
  return withBuilderDevTools(defaultConfig);
};

Vite

The Vite plugin for Devtools is meant for frameworks using Vite for its development. Currently, Devtools supports Qwik integrated with Vite. Import builderDevTools from @builder.io/dev-tools/vite and place it as the the first plugin to ensure it runs before others.

// vite config file
import { defineConfig } from "vite";
import { builderDevTools } from "@builder.io/dev-tools/vite";

export default defineConfig(() => {
  return {
    plugins: [builderDevTools()],
  };
});

Webpack

The Devtools webpack plugin is for React projects. If your project is using Next.js, please see the Next.js docs above on how to add the Devtools plugin to the next config. Below is a general webpack config for a React project.

// webpack config file
const { BuilderDevToolsPlugin } = require("@builder.io/dev-tools/webpack");

module.exports = {
  plugins: [new BuilderDevToolsPlugin()],
};