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A modern TypeScript monorepo template for building DDD-first projects using ESM, Turbo, and strict tooling.

This project template provides a structured and scalable starting point for TypeScript applications based on:

• ES Modules usingmodule: nodenext
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles
• Monorepo support viapnpm workspaces andturborepo
• Modern development setup withtsx,vitest, andeslint

create-ts-ddd-esm/├── src/│   ├── apps/                  # Entry points of the system (backend, landing)│   ├── contexts/              # Bounded contexts (domain, application services, etc.)│   └── libraries/             # Shared utilities or base libraries├── tests/                    # Tests organized by apps/contexts/libraries├── dist/                     # Build output (by default structured by app)├── tsconfig.base.json        # Shared TypeScript config├── tsconfig.json             # Root TS config with references├── turbo.json                # Turborepo build pipeline├── pnpm-workspace.yaml       # pnpm workspace packages└── README.md

• TypeScript 5.8
• ESM-compatible (NodeNext)
• TurboRepo for caching and incremental builds
• tsx for running.ts files without pre-compilation
• Astro (Starlight template) for the documentation/landing site
• Vitest for unit testing
• ESLint (typescript-eslint) for consistent code quality

Each package contains its ownpackage.json and may define:

"scripts": {"dev":"tsx start.ts","build":"tsc -b"}

At the root:

pnpm dev# Start all dev servers concurrentlypnpm build# Run builds for all packages via turbo

• Strict typing (strict: true,isolatedModules, etc.)
• ESM-first (type: module,module: nodenext, etc.)
• Support for subpath imports and Node 22+ conventions
• Modular build outputs (each app/library indist)
• Ready to publish libraries with declaration maps

• Configure CI/CD
• Setup versioning strategy for libraries
• Integrate testing coverage and reports
• Add landing site content

MIT

Start building high-quality, scalable TypeScript projects without wasting time setting up the basics. 🚀