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# [Three Awesome Ways to Install & Set up SASS](https://eke.hashnode.dev/three-awesome-ways-to-install-and-set-up-sass?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Knowing what compiler to use for your SASS project can be daunting to decide on because there are numerous apps and extensions for doing that, so I'll be sharing with you three awesome ways you can install and get SASS up and running in your projects...

Dec 26, 2021 · 11 min read · eke.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jun 21, 2022  
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## Written by

[Victor Eke](https://hashnode.com/@Eke)

@Eke · Lagos, Nigeria

  
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Software developer specializing in front-end development and open-source, currently pursuing a bachelors degree in computer science.

My expertise lies in building interactive web applications on the client side. Primarily working with technologies like JavaScript, Next.js, TypeScript and Python. I strongly believe in continuous learning and improving myself, so I try my best to learn in any situation possible, unfavorable or not. Beyond learning, I enjoy writing technical articles and creating projects that both inspire and benefit fellow developers.

## Responses 4

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[Graham Boyle](https://hashnode.com/@GreyBoyle)

[Nov 24, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/three-awesome-ways-to-install-and-set-up-sass/61c87d5e1de80a7fb227f160/comment/65606b6b6f666e97d2676410)

I'm working on an article about sass; I will make reference to this. Thank you

[Vipin Mishra](https://hashnode.com/@vipinmishra)

[Dec 30, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/three-awesome-ways-to-install-and-set-up-sass/61c87d5e1de80a7fb227f160/comment/61cdafa67cb96c3f9225dbe4)

**node-sass** is not recommended to use & was deprecated around Oct 2020 by the Sass team.

One should always go for the dart-sass on their new projects, that's the **sass** package from npm. :)

[Victor Eke](https://hashnode.com/@Eke)

[Dec 30, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/three-awesome-ways-to-install-and-set-up-sass/61c87d5e1de80a7fb227f160/comment/61cdafa67cb96c3f9225dbe4#reply-61cdb1b27cb96c3f9225dc25)

Yeah, I recently found out. An update to fix that is currently in the works. I'll share it very soon.

I appreciate the review. Thanks! 🙌🏾

[Favourite Jome](https://hashnode.com/@Favourite)

[Dec 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/three-awesome-ways-to-install-and-set-up-sass/61c87d5e1de80a7fb227f160/comment/61c8d0851de80a7fb227f674)

Awesome write up [Eke Victor](https://hashnode.com/@Eke), I didn't know of Koala until now.

I'll like to add another way to set up SASS, if you don't mind. I think this is the only method that supports the latest version of Dart Sass, I'm not sure though. Here's how to set it up:

You could run the command on the terminal:

```
npm install -g sass
```

Then while starting a sass project, run `npm install sass`

Then in the `package.json` add the script:

```
 "scripts": {
    "sass": "sass --watch sass:css"
  },
```

The script signifies that you're watching a folder named `sass` and then compiling to a folder named `css`.

[Victor Eke](https://hashnode.com/@Eke)

[Dec 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/three-awesome-ways-to-install-and-set-up-sass/61c87d5e1de80a7fb227f160/comment/61c8d0851de80a7fb227f674#reply-61c8d6d31de80a7fb227f6dc)

Thanks for sharing this Jome, I did read about it in their docs, and a friend of mine who was working with dart sass ran into some issues with changing the compiling directory.

Thankfully, we were able to get it to work with this:

```
"liveSassCompile.settings.formats": [
    {
      "format": "expanded",
      "extensionName": ".css",
      "savePath": "/dist/css/"
    }
  ],
"liveSassCompile.settings.generateMap": false,
```

But I'm glad you shared an easy method I can refer him to use next time. Once again thanks Jome. 🙂👍🏾

[Favourite Jome](https://hashnode.com/@Favourite)

[Dec 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/three-awesome-ways-to-install-and-set-up-sass/61c87d5e1de80a7fb227f160/comment/61c8d0851de80a7fb227f674#reply-61c8ec3c1de80a7fb227f78e)

You're welcome [Eke Victor](https://hashnode.com/@Eke)