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# Install Nx in a Non-Javascript Repo
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Nx can manage its own installation without requiring a `package.json` file or a `node_modules` folder. This type of installation is useful for repositories that may not contain any JavaScript or TypeScript (e.g. .Net or Java based workspaces that want to leverage Nx features). In this setup, the Nx CLI is all contained within a `.nx` folder.
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## Usage
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You can install Nx in the `.nx/installation` directory by running `nx init` in a directory without a `package.json` file.
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```shell
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npx nx init
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```
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When Nx is installed in `.nx`, you can run Nx via a global Nx installation or the nx and nx.bat scripts that were created. In either case, the wrapper (.nx/nxw.js) will be invoked and ensure that the current workspace is up to date prior to invoking Nx.
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{% tabs %}
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{% tab label="Global Install" %}
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```shell
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nx build my-project
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nx generate application
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nx graph
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```
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{% /tab %}
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{% tab label="nx shell script" %}
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```shell
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./nx build my-project
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./nx generate application
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./nx graph
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```
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{% /tab %}
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{% tab label="nx.bat" %}
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```shell
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./nx.bat build my-project
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./nx.bat generate application
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./nx.bat graph
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```
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{% /tab %}
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{% /tabs %}
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{% callout type="note" title="Available since Nx v15.8.7" %}
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Support for `--use-dot-nx-installation` was added in Nx v15.8.7. To ensure that it is available, specify the version of nx when running your command so that `npx` doesn't accept an older version that is in the cache. (e.g. `npx nx@latest init`)
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{% /callout %}
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