--- title: Setting up an Nx workspace with nx-dotnet | daily.dev description: Step-by-step guide to creating an Nx monorepo workspace for .NET development using the nx-dotnet plugin. Covers workspace creation and configuration, adding... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/setting-up-an-nx-workspace-with-nx-dotnet-cqjsfoifg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Setting up an Nx workspace with nx-dotnet | daily.dev og:description: Step-by-step guide to creating an Nx monorepo workspace for .NET development using the nx-dotnet plugin. 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Covers workspace creation and configuration, adding .NET capability via @nx-dotnet/core, generating a C# Web API project with xUnit tests, and setting up a GitHub Actions CI workflow that integrates both Node.js/PNPM and .NET tooling for build and test jobs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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