# vue-loader [![Build Status](https://circleci.com/gh/vuejs/vue-loader/tree/master.svg?style=shield)](https://circleci.com/gh/vuejs/vue-loader/tree/master) [![Windows Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/8cdonrkbg6m4k1tm/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/yyx990803/vue-loader/branch/master) [![npm package](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/vue-loader.svg?maxAge=2592000)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/vue-loader) > Vue.js component loader for [Webpack](https://webpack.js.org/).

The best way to get started is with [vue-cli](https://github.com/vuejs/vue-cli): ``` js npm install -g vue-cli vue init webpack-simple hello cd hello npm install npm run dev ``` This will setup a basic Webpack + `vue-loader` project for you, with `*.vue` files and hot-reloading working out of the box! For advanced `vue-loader` configuration, checkout the [documentation](https://vue-loader.vuejs.org).