monorepo-management

name	monorepo-management
description	Nx, Turborepo, and Lerna workflows for monorepo management. Use for large-scale projects with multiple packages.

📦 Monorepo Management Skill

Tools Comparison

Feature	Nx	Turborepo	Lerna
Caching	✅ Local + Remote	✅ Local + Remote	❌
Affected	✅ Built-in	⚠️ Manual	⚠️ Limited
Generators	✅ Rich	❌ None	❌ None
Learning	Steep	Easy	Easy

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Turborepo Setup

npx create-turbo@latest

turbo.json

{
  "$schema": "https://turbo.build/schema.json",
  "pipeline": {
    "build": {
      "dependsOn": ["^build"],
      "outputs": ["dist/**"]
    },
    "lint": {},
    "test": {
      "dependsOn": ["build"]
    }
  }
}

Commands

turbo run build           # Build all packages
turbo run build --filter=web  # Build specific package
turbo run lint test       # Run multiple tasks

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Nx Setup

npx create-nx-workspace@latest myorg

nx.json

{
  "targetDefaults": {
    "build": {
      "dependsOn": ["^build"],
      "cache": true
    }
  }
}

Commands

nx build web              # Build specific project
nx affected:build         # Build affected only
nx graph                  # Visualize dependencies
nx generate @nx/react:component button --project=ui

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Package Structure

monorepo/
├── apps/
│   ├── web/               # Next.js app
│   ├── admin/             # Admin dashboard
│   └── api/               # Backend API
├── packages/
│   ├── ui/                # Shared components
│   ├── utils/             # Shared utilities
│   └── config/            # Shared configs
├── turbo.json
└── package.json

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Workspace Setup

pnpm-workspace.yaml

packages:
  - 'apps/*'
  - 'packages/*'

Internal Packages

// packages/ui/package.json
{
  "name": "@myorg/ui",
  "main": "./src/index.ts"
}

// apps/web/package.json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "@myorg/ui": "workspace:*"
  }
}

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Checklist

• Choose monorepo tool
• Set up workspace config
• Configure build pipeline
• Enable caching (local/remote)
• Set up affected builds
• Configure CI/CD integration