How to create a fixed sidebar layout with Bootstrap 4?

something like this?

#sticky-sidebar {
position:fixed;
max-width: 20%;
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-alpha.5/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="container">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-4">
      <div class="col-xs-12" id="sticky-sidebar">
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      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-8" id="main">
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    </div>
  </div>
</div

Updated 2020

Here's an updated answer for the latest Bootstrap 4.0.0. This version has classes that will help you create a sticky or fixed sidebar without the extra CSS....

Use sticky-top:

<div class="container">
    <div class="row py-3">
        <div class="col-3 order-2" id="sticky-sidebar">
            <div class="sticky-top">
                ...
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col" id="main">
            <h1>Main Area</h1>
            ...   
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

Demo: https://codeply.com/go/O9GMYBer4l

or, use position-fixed:

<div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-3 px-1 bg-dark position-fixed" id="sticky-sidebar">
            ...
        </div>
        <div class="col offset-3" id="main">
            <h1>Main Area</h1>
            ...
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

Demo: https://codeply.com/p/0Co95QlZsH

Also see:
Fixed and scrollable column in Bootstrap 4 flexbox
Bootstrap col fixed position
How to use CSS position sticky to keep a sidebar visible with Bootstrap 4
Create a responsive navbar sidebar "drawer" in Bootstrap 4?


I used this in my code:

<div class="sticky-top h-100">
    <nav id="sidebar" class="vh-100">
        ....

this cause your sidebar height become 100% and fixed at top.

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