This **[Astro integration][astro-integration]** enables server-side rendering and client-side hydration for your [Svelte](https://svelte.dev/) components.
## Installation
There are two ways to add integrations to your project. Let's try the most convenient option first!
### (experimental) `astro add` command
Astro includes a CLI tool for adding first party integrations: `astro add`. This command will:
1. (Optionally) Install all necessary dependencies and peer dependencies
2. (Also optionally) Update your `astro.config.*` file to apply this integration
To install `@astrojs/svelte`, run the following from your project directory and follow the prompts:
```sh
# Using NPM
npx astro add svelte
# Using Yarn
yarn astro add svelte
# Using PNPM
pnpx astro add svelte
```
If you run into any hiccups, [feel free to log an issue on our GitHub](https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues) and try the manual installation steps below.
### Install dependencies manually
First, install the `@astrojs/svelte` integration like so:
```
npm install @astrojs/svelte
```
Most package managers will install associated peer dependencies as well. Still, if you see a "Cannot find package 'svelte'" (or similar) warning when you start up Astro, you'll need to install Svelte:
```sh
npm install svelte
```
Now, apply this integration to your `astro.config.*` file using the `integrations` property:
__astro.config.mjs__
```js
import svelte from '@astrojs/svelte';
export default {
// ...
integrations: [svelte()],
}
```
## Getting started
To use your first Svelte component in Astro, head to our [UI framework documentation][astro-ui-frameworks]. You'll explore:
- 📦 how framework components are loaded,
- 💧 client-side hydration options, and
- 🪆 opportunities to mix and nest frameworks together
Also check our [Astro Integration Documentation][astro-integration] for more on integrations.
This integration is powered by `@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte`. To customize the Svelte compiler, options can be provided to the integration. See the `@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte` [docs](https://github.com/sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte/blob/HEAD/docs/config.md) for more details.
### Default options
A few of the default options passed to the Svelte compiler are required to build properly for Astro and cannot be overridden.