Warning

This repo is no longer mantained since the shadcn CLI now supports monorepos natively, thanks for using the template.

Turborepo starter with shadcn/ui

This is Turborepo starter with shadcn/ui pre-configured.

Note

This example uses pnpm as package manager.

npm version bun version

Using this example

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/dan5py/turborepo-shadcn-ui.git

Install dependencies:

cd turborepo-shadcn-ui
pnpm install

Add ui components

Use the pre-made script:

pnpm ui add <component-name>

This works just like the shadcn/ui CLI.

Add a new app

Turborepo offer a simple command to add a new app:

pnpm turbo gen workspace --name <app-name>

This will create a new empty app in the apps directory.

If you want, you can copy an existing app with:

pnpm turbo gen workspace --name <app-name> --copy

Note

Remember to run pnpm install after copying an app.

What's inside?

This Turborepo includes the following packages/apps:

Apps and Packages

• docs: a Next.js app
• @repo/ui: a stub React component library (🚀 powered by shadcn/ui)
• @repo/eslint-config: eslint configurations (includes eslint-config-next and eslint-config-prettier)
• @repo/typescript-config: tsconfig.jsons used throughout the monorepo

Each package/app is 100% TypeScript.

Utilities

This Turborepo has some additional tools already setup for you:

• TypeScript for static type checking
• ESLint for code linting
• Prettier for code formatting

Build

To build all apps and packages, run the following command:

cd turborepo-shadcn-ui
pnpm build

Develop

To develop all apps and packages, run the following command:

cd turborepo-shadcn-ui
pnpm dev

Remote Caching

Turborepo can use a technique known as Remote Caching to share cache artifacts across machines, enabling you to share build caches with your team and CI/CD pipelines.

By default, Turborepo will cache locally. To enable Remote Caching you will need an account with Vercel. If you don't have an account you can create one, then enter the following commands:

cd turborepo-shadcn-ui
npx turbo login

This will authenticate the Turborepo CLI with your Vercel account.

Next, you can link your Turborepo to your Remote Cache by running the following command from the root of your Turborepo:

npx turbo link

Useful Links

Learn more about the power of Turborepo:

• Tasks
• Caching
• Remote Caching
• Filtering
• Configuration Options
• CLI Usage

Learn more about shadcn/ui:

• Documentation