Any easy way to create a trubo.json file?

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Like npm has an npm init which I can run in an existing project. Maybe turbo init?

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cat > turbo.json <<‘JSON’
{
“$schema”: “https://turbo.build/schema.json”,
“pipeline”: {
“build”: {
“dependsOn”: [“^build”],
“outputs”: [“.next/", "dist/”]
},
“lint”: {},
“test”: {
“dependsOn”: [“^build”],
“outputs”:
},
“dev”: {
“cache”: false
}
}
}
JSON

echo “:white_check_mark: turbo.json created — ready for Turborepo!”

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I could easily write a bash script for it, but that solution wouldn’t scale

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Team Template or Repo Generator

If you want something reusable inside your org or team, set up your own starter repository that already contains:
• a turbo.json
• basic apps/ and packages/ folders
• shared config

Then new users just clone or degit it:

npx degit your-org/turbo-template my-new-project

:white_check_mark: Best for: multiple projects or teams that need the same setup.

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Or

Custom CLI (tiny Node script)

You can build a one-liner Node CLI tool that:
• checks if turbo.json exists
• if not, writes a default one
• logs a success message

Example (scripts/init-turbo.js):

import fs from “fs”;

const defaultTurbo = {
$schema: “https://turbo.build/schema.json”,
pipeline: {
build: { dependsOn: [“^build”], outputs: [“.next/”, “dist/”] },
lint: {},
test: { dependsOn: [“^build”], outputs: },
dev: { cache: false }
}
};

fs.writeFileSync(“turbo.json”, JSON.stringify(defaultTurbo, null, 2));
console.log(“:white_check_mark: turbo.json created”);

Then you can run:

node scripts/init-turbo.js

or even make it global via npm.

:white_check_mark: Best for: internal dev tools or cross-OS consistency.