Skip to main content Configure Turborepo for efficient monorepo builds with local and remote caching. Use when setting up Turborepo, optimizing build pipelines, or implementing distributed caching.
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Turborepo Caching
Production patterns for Turborepo build optimization.
Do not use this skill when
The task is unrelated to turborepo caching
You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
Instructions
Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
Provide actionable steps and verification.
If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Use this skill when
Setting up new Turborepo projects
Configuring build pipelines
Implementing remote caching
Optimizing CI/CD performance
Migrating from other monorepo tools
Debugging cache misses
Core Concepts
1. Turborepo Architecture
Workspace Root/
├── apps/
│ ├── web/
│ │ └── package.json
│ └── docs/
│ └── package.json
├── packages/
│ ├── ui/
│ │ └── package.json
│ └── config/
│ └── package.json
├── turbo.json
└── package.json
2. Pipeline Concepts
dependsOn Tasks that must complete first cache Whether to cache outputs outputs Files to cache inputs Files that affect cache key persistent Long-running tasks (dev servers)
Templates
Template 1: turbo.json Configuration {
"$schema": "https://turbo.build/schema.json",
"globalDependencies": [
".env",
".env.local"
],
"globalEnv": [
"NODE_ENV",
"VERCEL_URL"
],
"pipeline": {
"build": {
"dependsOn": ["^build"],
"outputs": [
"dist/**",
".next/**",
"!.next/cache/**"
],
"env": [
"API_URL",
"NEXT_PUBLIC_*"
]
},
"test": {
"dependsOn": ["build"],
"outputs": ["coverage/**"],
"inputs": [
"src/**/*.tsx",
"src/**/*.ts",
"test/**/*.ts"
]
},
"lint": {
"outputs": [],
"cache": true
},
"typecheck": {
"dependsOn": ["^build"],
"outputs": []
},
"dev": {
"cache": false,
"persistent": true
},
"clean": {
"cache": false
}
}
}
Template 2: Package-Specific Pipeline // apps/web/turbo.json
{
"$schema": "https://turbo.build/schema.json",
"extends": ["//"],
"pipeline": {
"build": {
"outputs": [".next/**", "!.next/cache/**"],
"env": [
"NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL",
"NEXT_PUBLIC_ANALYTICS_ID"
]
},
"test": {
"outputs": ["coverage/**"],
"inputs": [
"src/**",
"tests/**",
"jest.config.js"
]
}
}
}
Template 3: Remote Caching with Vercel # Login to Vercel
npx turbo login
# Link to Vercel project
npx turbo link
# Run with remote cache
turbo build --remote-only
# CI environment variables
TURBO_TOKEN=your-token
TURBO_TEAM=your-team
# .github/workflows/ci.yml
name: CI
on:
push:
branches: [main]
pull_request:
env:
TURBO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
TURBO_TEAM: ${{ vars.TURBO_TEAM }}
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 20
cache: 'npm'
- name: Install dependencies
run: npm ci
- name: Build
run: npx turbo build --filter='...[origin/main]'
- name: Test
run: npx turbo test --filter='...[origin/main]'
Template 4: Self-Hosted Remote Cache // Custom remote cache server (Express)
import express from 'express';
import { createReadStream, createWriteStream } from 'fs';
import { mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
import { join } from 'path';
const app = express();
const CACHE_DIR = './cache';
// Get artifact
app.get('/v8/artifacts/:hash', async (req, res) => {
const { hash } = req.params;
const team = req.query.teamId || 'default';
const filePath = join(CACHE_DIR, team, hash);
try {
const stream = createReadStream(filePath);
stream.pipe(res);
} catch {
res.status(404).send('Not found');
}
});
// Put artifact
app.put('/v8/artifacts/:hash', async (req, res) => {
const { hash } = req.params;
const team = req.query.teamId || 'default';
const dir = join(CACHE_DIR, team);
const filePath = join(dir, hash);
await mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
const stream = createWriteStream(filePath);
req.pipe(stream);
stream.on('finish', () => {
res.json({ urls: [`${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}/v8/artifacts/${hash}`] });
});
});
// Check artifact exists
app.head('/v8/artifacts/:hash', async (req, res) => {
const { hash } = req.params;
const team = req.query.teamId || 'default';
const filePath = join(CACHE_DIR, team, hash);
try {
await fs.access(filePath);
res.status(200).end();
} catch {
res.status(404).end();
}
});
app.listen(3000);
// turbo.json for self-hosted cache
{
"remoteCache": {
"signature": false
}
}
# Use self-hosted cache
turbo build --api="http://localhost:3000" --token="my-token" --team="my-team"
Template 5: Filtering and Scoping # Build specific package
turbo build --filter=@myorg/web
# Build package and its dependencies
turbo build --filter=@myorg/web...
# Build package and its dependents
turbo build --filter=...@myorg/ui
# Build changed packages since main
turbo build --filter='...[origin/main]'
# Build packages in directory
turbo build --filter='./apps/*'
# Combine filters
turbo build --filter=@myorg/web --filter=@myorg/docs
# Exclude package
turbo build --filter='!@myorg/docs'
# Include dependencies of changed
turbo build --filter='...[HEAD^1]...'
Template 6: Advanced Pipeline Configuration {
"$schema": "https://turbo.build/schema.json",
"pipeline": {
"build": {
"dependsOn": ["^build"],
"outputs": ["dist/**"],
"inputs": [
"$TURBO_DEFAULT$",
"!**/*.md",
"!**/*.test.*"
]
},
"test": {
"dependsOn": ["^build"],
"outputs": ["coverage/**"],
"inputs": [
"src/**",
"tests/**",
"*.config.*"
],
"env": ["CI", "NODE_ENV"]
},
"test:e2e": {
"dependsOn": ["build"],
"outputs": [],
"cache": false
},
"deploy": {
"dependsOn": ["build", "test", "lint"],
"outputs": [],
"cache": false
},
"db:generate": {
"cache": false
},
"db:push": {
"cache": false,
"dependsOn": ["db:generate"]
},
"@myorg/web#build": {
"dependsOn": ["^build", "@myorg/db#db:generate"],
"outputs": [".next/**"],
"env": ["NEXT_PUBLIC_*"]
}
}
}
Template 7: Root package.json Setup {
"name": "my-turborepo",
"private": true,
"workspaces": [
"apps/*",
"packages/*"
],
"scripts": {
"build": "turbo build",
"dev": "turbo dev",
"lint": "turbo lint",
"test": "turbo test",
"clean": "turbo clean && rm -rf node_modules",
"format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{ts,tsx,md}\"",
"changeset": "changeset",
"version-packages": "changeset version",
"release": "turbo build --filter=./packages/* && changeset publish"
},
"devDependencies": {
"turbo": "^1.10.0",
"prettier": "^3.0.0",
"@changesets/cli": "^2.26.0"
},
"packageManager": "[email protected] "
}
Debugging Cache # Dry run to see what would run
turbo build --dry-run
# Verbose output with hashes
turbo build --verbosity=2
# Show task graph
turbo build --graph
# Force no cache
turbo build --force
# Show cache status
turbo build --summarize
# Debug specific task
TURBO_LOG_VERBOSITY=debug turbo build --filter=@myorg/web
Best Practices
Do's
Define explicit inputs - Avoid cache invalidation
Use workspace protocol - "@myorg/ui": "workspace:*"
Enable remote caching - Share across CI and local
Filter in CI - Build only affected packages
Cache build outputs - Not source files
Don'ts
Don't cache dev servers - Use persistent: true
Don't include secrets in env - Use runtime env vars
Don't ignore dependsOn - Causes race conditions
Don't over-filter - May miss dependencies
Resources
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