create-turbo

The easiest way to get started with Turborepo is by using create-turbo. Use this CLI tool to quickly start building a new monorepo, with everything set up for you.

Terminal

npx create-turbo@latest

Start with an example

The community curates a set of examples to showcase ways to use common tools and libraries with Turborepo. To bootstrap your monorepo with one of the examples, use the --example flag:

Terminal

npx create-turbo@latest --example [example-name]

Use any of the example's names below:

Core-maintained examples

The following examples are maintained by the Turborepo core team. Dependencies are kept as up-to-date as possible and GitHub Issues are accepted and addressed for these examples.

Name	Description
Basic	Basic monorepo example with two Next.js applications
Kitchen sink	Multiple frameworks, both frontend and backend
Non-monorepo	A standalone application using Turborepo
Shell commands	A nearly empty Turborepo - useful for creating reproductions for GitHub Issues
SvelteKit	Monorepo with multiple SvelteKit apps sharing a UI Library
TailwindCSS	Monorepo with multiple Next.js apps sharing a UI library built with TailwindCSS

Community-maintained examples

The community curates a set of examples to showcase ways to use common tools and libraries with Turborepo. To bootstrap your monorepo with one of the examples, use the --example flag:

Name	Description
Design System	Unify your site's look and feel by sharing a design system across multiple apps
Angular	Minimal Turborepo example for learning the fundamentals
Yarn Berry	Monorepo example using Yarn Berry (Yarn 3)
Changesets	Configured to publish packages via Changesets
Docker	Monorepo with an Express API and a Next.js App deployed with Docker utilizing turbo prune
Gatsby	Monorepo with a Gatsby.js and a Next.js app both sharing a UI Library
Nest.js	Monorepo with Nest.js
npm workspaces	Monorepo example using NPM workspaces
Prisma	Monorepo with a Next.js App fully configured with Prisma
React Native	Simple React Native & Next.js monorepo with a shared UI library
Rollup	Monorepo with a single Next.js app sharing a UI library bundled with Rollup
Solid.js	Monorepo example with SolidJS applications
typeorm	Monorepo with a Next.js App fully configured with typeorm
Vite	Monorepo with multiple Vanilla JS apps bundled with Vite, sharing a UI Library
Vite + React	Monorepo example with Vite and React
Vitest	Monorepo example with Vitest for testing
Vue/Nuxt	Monorepo with Vue and Nuxt, sharing a UI Library
Yarn	Monorepo example using Yarn workspaces

Use a community example

You can also use a custom starter or example by using a GitHub URL. This is useful for using your own custom starters or examples from the community.

Terminal

npx create-turbo@latest --example [github-url]

Options

Terminal

-m, --package-manager to use (choices: "npm", "yarn", "pnpm", "bun")

--skip-install: Do not run a package manager install after creating the project (Default: false)

--skip-transforms: Do not run any code transformation after creating the project (Default: false)

--turbo-version <version>: Use a specific version of turbo (default: latest)

-e, --example [name]|[github-url]: An example to bootstrap the app with. You can use an example name from the official Turborepo repo or a GitHub URL. The URL can use any branch and/or subdirectory

-p, --example-path <path-to-example>: In a rare case, your GitHub URL might contain a branch name with a slash (e.g. bug/fix-1) and the path to the example (e.g. foo/bar). In this case, you must specify the path to the example separately: --example-path foo/bar

-v, --version:  Output the current version

-h, --help: Display help for command