Nx Monorepo Essentials: Integrating a NestJS Backend (Part 3/3)

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nx add @nx/nest

nx g @nx/nest:app server

my-workspace/
├── apps/
│   ├── client/          # Next.js 15 frontend
│   └── server/          # NestJS backend
├── libs/                # Shared libraries
├── nx.json
└── package.json

server/
├── src/
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── app.controller.ts
│   │   ├── app.controller.spec.ts
│   │   ├── app.module.ts
│   │   └── app.service.ts
│   └── main.ts
├── project.json
└── tsconfig.json

{
  "targetDefaults": {
    "build": {
      "cache": true
    },
    "test": {
      "cache": true
    }
  }
}

nx serve server

nx build server

nx test server

nx lint server

nx g @nx/js:lib shared-types

// In NestJS backend
import { CreateUserDto } from '@myorg/shared-types';

// In Next.js frontend
import { CreateUserDto } from '@myorg/shared-types';

# In one terminal
nx serve client

# In another terminal
nx serve server

nx run-many --target=serve --all

Project	Technology	Default Port
`client`	Next.js 15	`http://localhost:4200`
`server`	NestJS	`http://localhost:4002/api`

Nx Monorepo Essentials: Integrating a NestJS Backend (Part 3/3)

Nx Monorepo Essentials: Integrating a NestJS Backend (Part 3/3)

Introduction

Deepen Your Knowledge

Stay updated with the latest in AI

Series Overview

Adding NestJS to Your Nx Workspace

Generated NestJS App Structure

Understanding `nx.json`

Running the NestJS Server

Building for Production

Running Tests

Linting

Running Both Apps Together

Full-Stack Summary

What We've Built

Nx Monorepo Essentials: Integrating a NestJS Backend (Part 3/3)

Introduction

Deepen Your Knowledge

Stay updated with the latest in AI

Series Overview

Adding NestJS to Your Nx Workspace

Generated NestJS App Structure

Understanding nx.json

Running the NestJS Server

Building for Production

Running Tests

Linting

Sharing Code Between Frontend and Backend

Running Both Apps Together

Full-Stack Summary

What We've Built

Understanding `nx.json`