apollo/docs/guide/installation.md

Installation

Vue CLI Plugin

I made a plugin for vue-cli so you can add Apollo (with an optional GraphQL server!) in literary two minutes! ✨🚀

In your vue-cli 3 project:

vue add apollo

Then you can skip to next section: Basic Usage.

More info

Apollo Boost

Apollo Boost is a zero-config way to start using Apollo Client. It includes some sensible defaults, such as our recommended InMemoryCache and HttpLink, which come configured for you with our recommended settings and it's perfect for starting to develop fast:

Install:

npm install --save vue-apollo graphql apollo-boost

Or:

yarn add vue-apollo graphql apollo-boost

Apollo client

In your app, create an ApolloClient instance and install the VueApollo plugin:

import Vue from 'vue'
import ApolloClient from "apollo-boost"
import VueApollo from "vue-apollo"

const apolloProvider = new VueApollo({
  defaultClient: new ApolloClient({
    uri: "https://api.graphcms.com/simple/v1/awesomeTalksClone"
  })
})

Vue.use(VueApollo)

Manual

If you want some more fine grain control try and install these packages before server side set (of packages), add apollo to meteor.js before then, too.

npm install --save vue-apollo graphql apollo-client apollo-link apollo-link-http apollo-cache-inmemory graphql-tag

Or:

yarn add vue-apollo graphql apollo-client apollo-link apollo-link-http apollo-cache-inmemory graphql-tag

Apollo client

In your app, create an ApolloClient instance and install the VueApollo plugin:

import Vue from 'vue'
import { ApolloClient } from 'apollo-client'
import { HttpLink } from 'apollo-link-http'
import { InMemoryCache } from 'apollo-cache-inmemory'
import VueApollo from 'vue-apollo'

const httpLink = new HttpLink({
  // You should use an absolute URL here
  uri: 'http://localhost:3020/graphql',
})

// Create the apollo client
const apolloClient = new ApolloClient({
  link: httpLink,
  cache: new InMemoryCache(),
  connectToDevTools: true,
})

const apolloProvider = new VueApollo({
  defaultClient: apolloClient,
})

// Install the vue plugin
Vue.use(VueApollo)

Apollo provider

The provider holds the Apollo client instances that can then be used by all the child components. Inject it into your components with provide:

new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  apolloProvider,
  render: h => h(App),
})