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npx setup tailwind-rn throws Error: Cannot find module 'postcss'

See original GitHub issue

npx setup-tailwind-rn

  ✔ Install dependencies
  ✖ Create Tailwind config
    → info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
    Add scripts
Error: Command failed with exit code 1: yarn tailwindcss init
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:936
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'postcss'
Require stack:
- /Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/lib/generateRules.js
- /Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/lib/expandTailwindAtRules.js
- /Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/processTailwindFeatures.js
- /Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/cli.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:933:15)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:778:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1005:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/lib/generateRules.js:6:39)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1101:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1153:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:981:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:822:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1005:19) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/lib/generateRules.js',
    '/Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/lib/expandTailwindAtRules.js',
    '/Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/processTailwindFeatures.js',
    '/Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/cli.js'
  ]
}
error Command failed with exit code 1.
yarn run v1.22.11
$ /Users/ashish/projects/tarana/node_modules/.bin/tailwindcss init
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
    at makeError (file:///Users/ashish/.npm/_npx/fce68b938067d432/node_modules/execa/lib/error.js:59:11)
    at handlePromise (file:///Users/ashish/.npm/_npx/fce68b938067d432/node_modules/execa/index.js:119:26)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async Task.task (file:///Users/ashish/.npm/_npx/fce68b938067d432/node_modules/setup-tailwind-rn/cli.js:46:4)