nx/docs/generated/cli/create-nx-workspace.md

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create-nx-workspace - CLI command	Create a new Nx workspace

create-nx-workspace

Create a new Nx workspace

Usage

create-nx-workspace [name] [options]

Install create-nx-workspace globally to invoke the command directly, or use npx create-nx-workspace, yarn create nx-workspace, or pnpx create-nx-workspace.

Options

Option	Type	Description
--allPrompts, --a	boolean	Show all prompts. (Default: false)
--appName	string	The name of the app when using a monorepo with certain stacks.
--bundler	string	Bundler to be used to build the app.
--commit.email	string	E-mail of the committer.
--commit.message	string	Commit message. (Default: Initial commit)
--commit.name	string	Name of the committer.
--defaultBase	string	Default base to use for new projects. (Default: main)
--docker	boolean	Generate a Dockerfile for the Node API.
--e2eTestRunner	playwright, cypress, none	Test runner to use for end to end (E2E) tests.
--formatter	string	Code formatter to use.
--framework	string	Framework option to be used with certain stacks.
--help	boolean	Show help.
--interactive	boolean	Enable interactive mode with presets. (Default: true)
--name	string	Workspace name (e.g. org name).
--nextAppDir	boolean	Enable the App Router for Next.js.
--nextSrcDir	boolean	Generate a 'src/' directory for Next.js.
--nxCloud, --ci	github, gitlab, azure, bitbucket-pipelines, circleci, skip, yes	Which CI provider would you like to use?
--packageManager, --pm	bun, npm, pnpm, yarn	Package manager to use. (Default: npm)
--prefix	string	Prefix to use for Angular component and directive selectors.
--preset	string	Customizes the initial content of your workspace. Default presets include: ["apps", "npm", "ts", "web-components", "angular-monorepo", "angular-standalone", "react-monorepo", "react-standalone", "vue-monorepo", "vue-standalone", "nuxt", "nuxt-standalone", "next", "nextjs-standalone", "remix-monorepo", "remix-standalone", "react-native", "expo", "nest", "express", "react", "vue", "angular", "node-standalone", "node-monorepo", "ts-standalone"]. To build your own see https://nx.dev/extending-nx/recipes/create-preset.
--routing	boolean	Add a routing setup for an Angular app. (Default: true)
--skipGit, --g	boolean	Skip initializing a git repository. (Default: false)
--ssr	boolean	Enable Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Static Site Generation (SSG/Prerendering) for the Angular application.
--standaloneApi	boolean	Use Standalone Components if generating an Angular app. (Default: true)
--style	string	Stylesheet type to be used with certain stacks.
--unitTestRunner	jest, vitest, none	Test runner to use for unit tests.
--useGitHub	boolean	Will you be using GitHub as your git hosting provider? (Default: false)
--version	boolean	Show version number.
--workspaces	boolean	Use package manager workspaces. (Default: true)
--workspaceType	integrated, package-based, standalone	The type of workspace to create.

Presets

Preset	Description
angular	Allows you to choose between the angular-standalone or angular-monorepo presets
angular-monorepo	An Angular monorepo
angular-standalone	A single Angular application
apps	A basic integrated style repository starting with no projects
expo	A monorepo with an Expo application
express	A monorepo with an Express application
nest	A monorepo with a Nest application
next	A Next monorepo
nextjs-standalone	A single Next application
node-monorepo	A Node monorepo
node-standalone	A single Node application
npm	A repository configured with NPM Workspaces using a package-based style.
nuxt	A Nuxt monorepo
nuxt-standalone	A single Nuxt application
react	Allows you to choose between the react-standalone or react-monorepo presets
react-monorepo	A React monorepo
react-native	A monorepo with a React Native application
react-standalone	A single React application
remix-monorepo	A Remix monorepo
remix-standalone	A single Remix application
ts	A basic integrated style repository starting with TypeScript configured but no projects
ts-standalone	A single TypeScript application
vue	Allows you to choose between the vue-standalone or vue-monorepo presets
vue-monorepo	A Vue monorepo
vue-standalone	A single Vue application
web-components	An integrated style repository with an application configured to use web components