Monorepo Starter Docs

Get up and running in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

Node.js 22+ — Download
pnpm — Install with npm install -g pnpm
Rust (for the API) — Install via rustup
PostgreSQL (for the API) — Download
Git — Download

Installation

1. Use this Template (Recommended)

Click the "Use this template" button at the top of the GitHub repository to create your own copy and start building immediately.

2. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/dzikrisyairozi/monorepo-fullstack-starter.git
cd monorepo-fullstack-starter

3. Install Dependencies

pnpm install

This installs dependencies for all apps and packages in the monorepo.

4. Set Up Environment Variables

# Copy example env files (if they exist)
cp apps/api/.env.example apps/api/.env
cp apps/web/.env.example apps/web/.env

5. Set Up the Database (for the API)

Make sure PostgreSQL is running, then:

# Create your database and run migrations
# Check apps/api/README.md for specific instructions

Running the Development Servers

Start Everything

pnpm dev

This launches all apps in parallel using Turborepo.

Start Individual Apps

# Web (landing page) — http://localhost:3000
pnpm dev:web

# Dashboard — http://localhost:5174
pnpm dev:dashboard

# API — http://localhost:8080
pnpm dev:api

# Docs — http://localhost:3002
pnpm dev:docs

Build for Production

# Build everything
pnpm build

# Build a specific app
pnpm build:web
pnpm build:docs

Useful Scripts

pnpm lint          # Lint all packages
pnpm lint:fix      # Auto-fix linting issues
pnpm format        # Format with Prettier
pnpm type-check    # TypeScript type checking
pnpm test          # Run all tests
pnpm check-all     # Run type-check + lint + format check

Getting Started