Monorepo initialization err wiht npm

[shivam-070208]

## Issue with npm in Turborepo + shadcn/ui setup

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to initialize a Turborepo + shadcn/ui monorepo project using npm, but I'm running into errors during setup.

Interestingly, when I use other package managers like pnpm or yarn, everything works fine and no errors occur.

What I tried

• Initializing the project with npm
• Running npm install
• Switching to pnpm/yarn (which worked without issues)

Problem

• npm fails during installation with errors (not sure why)
• The same setup works perfectly with other package managers

Questions

• Is npm not fully supported or reliable for this kind of setup?
• Are there known issues with npm and Turborepo or shadcn/ui?
• Is it recommended to always use pnpm for monorepos like this?

Any help or clarification would be appreciated!

Thanks 🙏

[jaydubya818]

This is a common issue with shadcn/ui + Turborepo + npm. The problem is that shadcn CLI has some compatibility issues with npm workspaces in certain Turborepo setups.

The fix that works for most people:

Option 1: Use the --legacy-peer-deps flag

npm install --legacy-peer-deps

Option 2: Initialize with the correct workspace flag
When running npx shadcn@latest init inside a workspace package, make sure you run it from inside the specific app directory, not the monorepo root:

cd apps/your-app
npx shadcn@latest init

Option 3: Add npmClient to turbo.json

{
  "$schema": "https://turbo.build/schema.json",
  "npmClient": "npm"
}

Option 4: Set workspaces in root package.json
Make sure your root package.json has:

{
  "workspaces": ["apps/*", "packages/*"]
}

If you can share the actual error output (text, not just a screenshot), it would help narrow down the exact cause.

[shivam-070208]

I think it is happening with previous version that i had installed in my machine , but i updated it with latest and now it do work perfectly,
Thankyou for your time and consideration.