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pure-admin/vue-pure-admin

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20,163VueAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

TLDR

A free open-source admin dashboard template built on Vue 3 and Element Plus, gives you routing, authentication scaffolding, and a full UI component set ready to customize into your own management tool.

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    What It Does
      Admin dashboard template
      Ready to customize
      Management interface
    Tech Stack
      Vue 3 and Vite
      Element Plus
      Pinia and Tailwind
    Use Cases
      Internal admin panels
      Business management tools
      Desktop app with Tauri
    Features
      Routing and auth
      Slim version available
      Docker deployment
    Getting Started
      npm install
      Full or slim version
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Bootstrap an internal business admin panel in Vue 3 without building the navigation, auth, and layout shell from scratch.

USE CASE 2

Use the slim version as a production starter, deploying it as a Docker container in two commands.

USE CASE 3

Build a desktop management application using the Tauri or Electron version of the same template.

What is it built with?

VueTypeScriptViteElement PlusPiniaTailwind CSS

How does it compare?

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LanguageVueVueVue
Setup difficultymoderatemoderateeasy
Complexity3/53/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Use the slim version for new projects, it compiles under 2.3 MB and supports Docker deployment with two commands.

In plain English

vue-pure-admin is a free, open-source admin dashboard template for building backend management systems, the kind of internal tool that lets a business manage users, data, orders, settings, and other operational tasks through a web interface. It is ready to use out of the box, so developers can start building their own admin panel on top of it rather than building the interface skeleton from scratch. The template is built with a modern Chinese web development stack: Vue 3 (the user interface framework), Vite (a fast build tool), Element Plus (a comprehensive UI component library for Vue with pre-built buttons, tables, forms, dialogs, and so on), TypeScript (a type-safe version of JavaScript), Pinia (for managing application state), and Tailwind CSS (a utility-based styling system). All the code is organized using ECMAScript Modules, the modern JavaScript module standard. The full version of the template is this repository, which includes all features. There is also a separate "slim" version with only the core structure, which is more suitable as a starting point for real projects, it compiles to under 2.3 megabytes, and under 350 kilobytes with compression and CDN optimization enabled. The project also has Tauri and Electron versions for building desktop applications with the same interface. Docker deployment is supported with two commands. You would use vue-pure-admin if you are a developer building an internal tool or business management system in Vue 3 and want a professionally structured starting point with routing, authentication scaffolding, and a full UI component set already wired together.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Using vue-pure-admin, add a new admin page for managing products with a data table, search bar, and edit dialog.
Prompt 2
How do I add a new route and a sidebar menu item to vue-pure-admin for a Reports section?
Prompt 3
Show me how to connect vue-pure-admin to my REST API for user login using its built-in authentication scaffolding.
Prompt 4
How do I build and deploy the vue-pure-admin slim version as a Docker container for production?

Frequently asked questions

What is vue-pure-admin?

A free open-source admin dashboard template built on Vue 3 and Element Plus, gives you routing, authentication scaffolding, and a full UI component set ready to customize into your own management tool.

What language is vue-pure-admin written in?

Mainly Vue. The stack also includes Vue, TypeScript, Vite.

How hard is vue-pure-admin to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is vue-pure-admin for?

Mainly developer.

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