nx/docs/shared/getting-started/intro.md

Intro to Nx

Nx is a smart, fast and extensible build system with first class monorepo support and powerful integrations.

{% personas %} {% persona type="javascript" title="New Package-Based Repo" url="/getting-started/package-based-repo-tutorial" %} Create a monorepo with Yarn, NPM or PNPM. Nx makes it fast, but lets you run things your way.

• Get started with your package-based repo

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{% persona type="integrated" title="New Integrated Repo" url="/getting-started/integrated-repo-tutorial" %}

Get a pre-configured setup. Nx configures your favorite frameworks and lets you focus on shipping features.

• Get started with your integrated repo

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{% persona type="lerna" title="Add to an Existing Monorepo" url="/recipe/adding-to-monorepo" %}

Incrementally add Nx to your repo and enjoy faster CI runs and local development. All without modifying your existing setup.

• Add Nx to an Existing Monorepo

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{% persona type="angular" title="Enter Modern Angular" url="/recipe/migration-angular" %} Enhance your Angular development experience by leveraging its advanced generators and integrations with modern tooling.

• Switch from the Angular CLI to Nx

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If you know other tools in the monorepo space, here is how Nx compares:

• Monorepo.tools
• Nx and Turborepo

Nx Has Two Goals

Speed up your existing workflow with minimum effort.

• Never rebuild the same code twice by caching task results.
• Only run tasks affected by the current PR.
• Distribute your task execution across multiple agents in CI.

These features can be enabled without touching your existing workflows if you use Nx with a package-based repo.

Provide a first-rate developer experience no matter the size of the repo:

• Encode common coding tasks in code generators to make them easily repeatable.
• Offload the maintenance burden of updating dependencies and configuration files to the Nrwl team.
• Enforce project boundaries based on your own organization structure.

These features and the integrated repository mindset allow large teams to collaborate in a single monorepo without getting in each other's way.