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panjiachen/vue-admin-template

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TLDR

A lightweight Vue 2 admin dashboard starter template with Element UI, routing, state management, and role-based access control.

Mindmap

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Admin dashboard template
      Role-based access control
      Pre-built UI components
    Tech stack
      Vue 2
      Element UI
      Vue Router
      Vuex
    Getting started
      npm install
      npm run dev
      localhost:9528
    Use cases
      Build admin panels
      Back-office interfaces
      Internal dashboards
    Customization
      Permission control branch
      TypeScript version
      Production builds

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Build a web-based admin panel for managing users, content, or business data.

USE CASE 2

Create a back-office dashboard with role-based access so different team members see different features.

USE CASE 3

Start a new internal tool or management interface without building the UI from scratch.

Tech stack

Vue 2Element UIVue RouterVuexaxiosESLintvue-cli

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

vue-admin-template is a minimal Vue 2.0 admin dashboard starter template built with Element UI, axios, iconfont, permission control, and ESLint. It is intended as a lightweight starting point for building web-based admin panels and back-office interfaces. The template uses vue-cli, Vue Router, and Vuex. Running npm install and npm run dev starts a local development server at localhost:9528. Separate build commands are available for staging and production environments. An optional permission-control branch adds role-based routing and menu generation by user roles. A TypeScript version is also available as a community project called vue-typescript-admin-template. The full-featured sibling project is vue-element-admin, which includes significantly more built-in features. Browser support covers modern browsers and Internet Explorer 10 and above. The template is MIT-licensed.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I want to set up this Vue admin template locally. Walk me through the npm install and npm run dev steps, and tell me what I'll see at localhost:9528.
Prompt 2
How do I add role-based permission control to this template? Show me how to use the permission-control branch to restrict routes and menu items by user role.
Prompt 3
I need to customize the Element UI components in this template for my company's branding. Where do the component styles live and how do I override them?
Prompt 4
What's the difference between vue-admin-template and vue-element-admin? Which one should I use for a simple internal dashboard?
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