create-k4 is a CLI tool to bootstrap and manage pnpm/turborepo monorepos with a focus on Next.js and Node.js applications. It provides a streamlined way to set up a modern, scalable monorepo structure with best practices baked in, while maintaining minimal configuration. Despite being batteries-included with features like ESLint, TypeScript, and build tools, the project emphasizes simplicity, keeping all configurations lean and easily customizable.

• Quickly bootstrap a new monorepo with pnpm and Turborepo
• Set up Next.js and Node.js applications within the monorepo
• Integrate shared packages for common functionality
• Configure ESLint, Prettier, and TypeScript for code quality
• Set up a PostgreSQL database with Prisma ORM
• Configure BullMQ for background job processing
• Implement Docker for consistent development environments

• Package Manager: pnpm
• Monorepo Tool: Turborepo
• Web Framework: Next.js
• Supporting Backend: Node.js
• Database: PostgreSQL
• ORM: Prisma
• Queue: BullMQ
• Containerization: Docker
• Language: TypeScript
• Linting: ESLint
• Formatting: Prettier

To create a new monorepo project, run:

npx create-k4@latest <name>

Follow the interactive prompts to customize your project setup.

The generated monorepo will have the following structure:

my-monorepo/
├── apps/
│   ├── web/               # Next.js web application
│   └── worker/            # Node.js worker application
├── packages/
│   ├── db/                # Shared database package (Prisma)
│   ├── docker-dev/        # Docker Compose configuration for development
│   ├── queue/             # Shared queue package (BullMQ)
│   ├── eslint-config/     # Shared ESLint configuration
│   └── typescript-config/ # Shared TypeScript configuration
├── package.json
├── pnpm-workspace.yaml
└── turbo.json

Once your project is set up, you can use the following commands:

1. pnpm dev: Start the development environment
2. pnpm db:init: Initialize the database

Other commands available:

• pnpm build: Build all packages and apps
• pnpm lint: Run ESLint for all packages and apps
• pnpm format: Format all files using Prettier
• pnpm test: Run tests for all packages and apps

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

This project was created by Kevin Wade (YouTube, X/Twitter, GitHub).

This project is licensed under the MIT License.