A monorepo contains multiple packages/projects in one repository. Use tools like Turborepo, Nx, or pnpm workspaces for dependency management, shared configs, and efficient builds. Benefits include code sharing, atomic changes, and unified tooling.
Monorepo Benefits:
Monorepo Tools:
Structure:
// Root package.json
{
"name": "my-monorepo",
"private": true,
"workspaces": ["apps/*", "packages/*"],
"scripts": {
"build": "turbo run build",
"dev": "turbo run dev",
"lint": "turbo run lint",
"test": "turbo run test"
},
"devDependencies": {
"turbo": "^1.10.0"
}
}
// turbo.json
{
"$schema": "https://turbo.build/schema.json",
"pipeline": {
"build": {
"dependsOn": ["^build"],
"outputs": ["dist/**", ".next/**"]
},
"dev": {
"cache": false,
"persistent": true
},
"lint": {},
"test": {
"dependsOn": ["build"]
}
}
}
// Folder structure
// my-monorepo/
// ├── apps/
// │ ├── web/ # Next.js app
// │ └── mobile/ # React Native app
// ├── packages/
// │ ├── ui/ # Shared components
// │ ├── config/ # Shared configs
// │ └── utils/ # Shared utilities
// ├── package.json
// └── turbo.json