nx/packages/expo/docs/start-examples.md

project.json:

{
  "name": "mobile",
  //...
  "targets": {
    //...
    "start": {
      "executor": "@nx/expo:start",
      "options": {
        "port": 8081
      }
    }
    //...
  }
}

nx run mobile:start

Examples

{% tabs %} {% tab label="Specify starting on platform" %} The ios, android and web option allows you to start the server on different platforms.

Opens your app in Expo Go in a currently running iOS simulator on your computer:

    "start": {
      "executor": "@nx/expo:start",
      "options": {
        "port": 8081,
        "ios": true
      }
    }

or run command nx start <your app name> --ios.

Opens your app in Expo Go on a connected Android device

    "start": {
      "executor": "@nx/expo:start",
      "options": {
        "port": 8081,
        "android": true
      }
    }

or run command nx start <your app name> --android.

Opens your app in a web browser:

    "start": {
      "executor": "@nx/expo:start",
      "options": {
        "port": 8081,
        "web": true
      }
    }

or run command nx start <your app name> --web.

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Specify the host" %} The host option allows you to specify the type of host to use. lan uses the local network; tunnel ues any network by tunnel through ngrok; localhost connects to the dev server over localhost.

    "start": {
      "executor": "@nx/expo:start",
      "options": {
        "port": 8081,
        "host": "localhost"
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Starts the server with cache reset" %}

The clear option allows you to remove Metro bundler cache.

    "start": {
      "executor": "@nx/expo:start",
      "options": {
        "port": 8081,
        "clear": true
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% /tabs %}

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