Fast-track Strapi + Next.js monorepo: 5-min video, lean README, yarn dev spins Docker, hot-reload pages—onboard and build CMS-driven apps quickly.
Released: Mon Oct 06 2025
Developers want to code, not wade through a wall of docs.
This video is designed to slash onboarding time for the Strapi + Next.js monorepo starter. Instead of scrolling through a long “Get Started” section, you watch a five-minute walkthrough:
Check out the (updated) video!
Follow the video, and you’ll have a running stack and the learner README by the time it finishes.
Step-by-step shown in the video
- Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/notum-cz/strapi-next-monorepo-starter
- Install dependencies
nvm useyarn
- Before the first run, you need to retrieve Strapi API token.
yarn dev:strapi- Go to Strapi admin URL and navigate to Settings > API Tokens.
- Select "Create new API token" and copy it's value to
STRAPI_REST_READONLY_API_KEYin/apps/ui/.env.localfile.
yarn dev- Open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to see the UI app in action.
- Open your browser and go to http://localhost:1337/admin to see the Strapi app in action.
That’s it!
Local Strapi, seeded DB, and live Next.js front-end in minutes, with a slimmer README for the next dev who joins.
