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---
title: 'create-nx-workspace - CLI command'
description: 'Create a new Nx workspace'
---
# create-nx-workspace
Create a new Nx workspace
## Usage
```bash
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", "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](/extending-nx/recipes/create-preset). |
| `--routing` | boolean | Add a routing setup for an Angular or React 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`) |
| `--useProjectJson` | boolean | Use a 'project.json' file for the Nx configuration instead of a 'package.json' file. This defaults to 'true' when '--no-workspaces' is used. Otherwise, it defaults to 'false'. |
| `--useReactRouter` | boolean | Generate a Server-Side Rendered (SSR) React app using React Router. |
| `--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 |
| 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 |