diff --git a/lib/generators/ruby_ui/install/install_generator.rb b/lib/generators/ruby_ui/install/install_generator.rb
index 4d542387..f8ffd620 100644
--- a/lib/generators/ruby_ui/install/install_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/ruby_ui/install/install_generator.rb
@@ -52,27 +52,32 @@ def add_ruby_ui_module_to_components_base
         end
       end
 
-      def add_tailwind_css
-        say "Adding RubyUI styles to application css"
-        template "application.tailwind.css.erb", Rails.root.join("app/assets/stylesheets/application.tailwind.css")
-      end
-
       def add_tailwind_config
         say "Adding RubyUI config to tailwind config"
 
-        if File.exist?(Rails.root.join("tailwind.config.js")) # tailwindcss js package
-          template "tailwind.config.js.js-package.erb", Rails.root.join("tailwind.config.js")
-        elsif File.exist?(Rails.root.join("config/tailwind.config.js")) # tailwindcss-rails gem
-          template "tailwind.config.js.tailwindcss-rails.erb", Rails.root.join("config/tailwind.config.js")
+        if using_tailwindcss_rails_gem?
+          template "application.css.erb", Rails.root.join("app/assets/tailwind/application.css")
         else
-          say "Cannot find tailwind.config.js. You will need to install tailwind config manually", :red
+          template "application.tailwind.css.erb", Rails.root.join("app/assets/stylesheets/application.tailwind.css")
         end
       end
 
-      def install_tailwind_animate
-        say "Installing tailwindcss-animate plugin"
+      def install_tw_animate_css
+        say "Installing tw-animate-css plugin"
+
+        install_js_package("tw-animate-css")
+      end
+
+      def install_tailwindcss_forms
+        say "Installing @tailwindcss/forms plugin"
 
-        install_js_package("tailwindcss-animate")
+        install_js_package("@tailwindcss/forms")
+      end
+
+      def install_tailwindcss_typography
+        say "Installing @tailwindcss/typography plugin"
+
+        install_js_package("@tailwindcss/typography")
       end
 
       def add_ruby_ui_base
@@ -85,6 +90,10 @@ def add_ruby_ui_base
       def gem_installed?(name)
         Gem::Specification.find_all_by_name(name).any?
       end
+
+      def using_tailwindcss_rails_gem?
+        File.exist?(Rails.root.join("app/assets/tailwind/application.css"))
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/generators/ruby_ui/install/templates/application.css.erb b/lib/generators/ruby_ui/install/templates/application.css.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10864760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/ruby_ui/install/templates/application.css.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+@import "tailwindcss";
+@import "../../../vendor/javascript/tw-animate-css.js";
+
+@plugin "@tailwindcss/forms";
+@plugin "@tailwindcss/typography";
+
+@custom-variant dark (&:is(.dark *));
+
+:root {
+  --background: oklch(1 0 0);
+  --foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+  --card: oklch(1 0 0);
+  --card-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+  --popover: oklch(1 0 0);
+  --popover-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+  --primary: oklch(0.205 0 0);
+  --primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --secondary: oklch(0.97 0 0);
+  --secondary-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
+  --muted: oklch(0.97 0 0);
+  --muted-foreground: oklch(0.556 0 0);
+  --accent: oklch(0.97 0 0);
+  --accent-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
+  --destructive: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
+  --destructive-foreground: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
+  --border: oklch(0.922 0 0);
+  --input: oklch(0.922 0 0);
+  --ring: oklch(0.708 0 0);
+  --chart-1: oklch(0.646 0.222 41.116);
+  --chart-2: oklch(0.6 0.118 184.704);
+  --chart-3: oklch(0.398 0.07 227.392);
+  --chart-4: oklch(0.828 0.189 84.429);
+  --chart-5: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.08);
+  --radius: 0.625rem;
+  --sidebar: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --sidebar-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+  --sidebar-primary: oklch(0.205 0 0);
+  --sidebar-primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --sidebar-accent: oklch(0.97 0 0);
+  --sidebar-accent-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
+  --sidebar-border: oklch(0.922 0 0);
+  --sidebar-ring: oklch(0.708 0 0);
+
+  /* ruby_ui specific */
+  --warning: hsl(38 92% 50%);
+  --warning-foreground: hsl(0 0% 100%);
+  --success: hsl(87 100% 37%);
+  --success-foreground: hsl(0 0% 100%);
+
+  /* Container settings */
+  --container-center: true;
+  --container-padding: hsl(2rem);
+  --container-max-width-2xl: hsl(1400px);
+}
+
+.dark {
+  --background: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+  --foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --card: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+  --card-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --popover: oklch(0.145 0 0);
+  --popover-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --primary: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --primary-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
+  --secondary: oklch(0.269 0 0);
+  --secondary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --muted: oklch(0.269 0 0);
+  --muted-foreground: oklch(0.708 0 0);
+  --accent: oklch(0.269 0 0);
+  --accent-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --destructive: oklch(0.396 0.141 25.723);
+  --destructive-foreground: oklch(0.637 0.237 25.331);
+  --border: oklch(0.269 0 0);
+  --input: oklch(0.269 0 0);
+  --ring: oklch(0.439 0 0);
+  --chart-1: oklch(0.488 0.243 264.376);
+  --chart-2: oklch(0.696 0.17 162.48);
+  --chart-3: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.08);
+  --chart-4: oklch(0.627 0.265 303.9);
+  --chart-5: oklch(0.645 0.246 16.439);
+  --sidebar: oklch(0.205 0 0);
+  --sidebar-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --sidebar-primary: oklch(0.488 0.243 264.376);
+  --sidebar-primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --sidebar-accent: oklch(0.269 0 0);
+  --sidebar-accent-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
+  --sidebar-border: oklch(0.269 0 0);
+  --sidebar-ring: oklch(0.439 0 0);
+
+  /* ruby_ui specific */
+  --warning: hsl(38 92% 50%);
+  --warning-foreground: hsl(0 0% 100%);
+  --success: hsl(84 81% 44%);
+  --success-foreground: hsl(0 0% 100%);
+}
+
+@theme inline {
+  --color-background: var(--background);
+  --color-foreground: var(--foreground);
+  --color-card: var(--card);
+  --color-card-foreground: var(--card-foreground);
+  --color-popover: var(--popover);
+  --color-popover-foreground: var(--popover-foreground);
+  --color-primary: var(--primary);
+  --color-primary-foreground: var(--primary-foreground);
+  --color-secondary: var(--secondary);
+  --color-secondary-foreground: var(--secondary-foreground);
+  --color-muted: var(--muted);
+  --color-muted-foreground: var(--muted-foreground);
+  --color-accent: var(--accent);
+  --color-accent-foreground: var(--accent-foreground);
+  --color-destructive: var(--destructive);
+  --color-destructive-foreground: var(--destructive-foreground);
+  --color-border: var(--border);
+  --color-input: var(--input);
+  --color-ring: var(--ring);
+  --color-chart-1: var(--chart-1);
+  --color-chart-2: var(--chart-2);
+  --color-chart-3: var(--chart-3);
+  --color-chart-4: var(--chart-4);
+  --color-chart-5: var(--chart-5);
+  --radius-sm: calc(var(--radius) - 4px);
+  --radius-md: calc(var(--radius) - 2px);
+  --radius-lg: var(--radius);
+  --radius-xl: calc(var(--radius) + 4px);
+  --color-sidebar: var(--sidebar);
+  --color-sidebar-foreground: var(--sidebar-foreground);
+  --color-sidebar-primary: var(--sidebar-primary);
+  --color-sidebar-primary-foreground: var(--sidebar-primary-foreground);
+  --color-sidebar-accent: var(--sidebar-accent);
+  --color-sidebar-accent-foreground: var(--sidebar-accent-foreground);
+  --color-sidebar-border: var(--sidebar-border);
+  --color-sidebar-ring: var(--sidebar-ring);
+  --color-warning: var(--warning);
+  --color-warning-foreground: var(--warning-foreground);
+  --color-success: var(--success);
+  --color-success-foreground: var(--success-foreground);
+}
+
+@layer base {
+  * {
+    @apply border-border;
+  }
+
+  body {
+    @apply bg-background text-foreground;
+    font-feature-settings: "rlig" 1, "calt" 1;
+
+    /* docs specific */
+    /* https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/system-font-stack/ */
+    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
+  }
+}