About Turborepo
Turborepo is an open source build system for JavaScript and TypeScript monorepos. It runs tasks across many packages and reuses earlier results, so the same work is not repeated.
What it does
Turborepo reads a task pipeline you define in a config file, then runs build, test and lint tasks in the right order across your workspace. It caches task outputs, so unchanged packages are restored from cache instead of rebuilt. Remote caching can share those outputs between your machine and CI, and it can run only the tasks affected by a change.
Key features
- Task pipelines defined in one config file
- Local and remote caching of task outputs
- Runs only the tasks affected by a change
- Command line for finding tasks and packages
- Works with any CI provider
Who it's for
Teams that maintain several apps or packages in one repository and want faster local and CI builds. It also suits projects that use coding agents, since the tool can search its docs from the terminal.
Pricing and good to know
Turborepo is free and open source under the MIT license and comes from the Vercel team. Remote caching is provided through a hosted service, so check its current terms before relying on it for a large team. Setup is incremental, so you can adopt it one package at a time.
Highlights
- Task pipelines defined in one config file
- Local and remote caching of task outputs
- Runs only the tasks affected by a change
- Command line for finding tasks and packages
- Works with any CI provider
