diff --git a/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json b/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json b/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json
index 02523c6130..3e55746f37 100644
--- a/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "watch": ["server.ts"],
   "exec": "ts-node --project tsconfig.server.json src/server.ts",
-  "ext": "js ts"
+  "ext": "js ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json b/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/email/nodemon.json b/examples/email/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/email/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/email/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/form-builder/cms/nodemon.json b/examples/form-builder/cms/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/form-builder/cms/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/form-builder/cms/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json b/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/redirects/cms/nodemon.json b/examples/redirects/cms/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/redirects/cms/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/redirects/cms/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json b/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json b/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/nodemon.json b/packages/payload/nodemon.json
index 392113e48e..62d239a64a 100644
--- a/packages/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/packages/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "exec": "ts-node ../../test/dev.ts",
   "ext": "ts,js,json",
   "ignore": [
diff --git a/templates/blank/nodemon.json b/templates/blank/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/templates/blank/nodemon.json
+++ b/templates/blank/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/templates/ecommerce/nodemon.json b/templates/ecommerce/nodemon.json
index 02523c6130..3e55746f37 100644
--- a/templates/ecommerce/nodemon.json
+++ b/templates/ecommerce/nodemon.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "watch": ["server.ts"],
   "exec": "ts-node --project tsconfig.server.json src/server.ts",
-  "ext": "js ts"
+  "ext": "js ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }
diff --git a/templates/website/nodemon.json b/templates/website/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d3..7b043bb4ae 100644
--- a/templates/website/nodemon.json
+++ b/templates/website/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nodemon.json",
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts",
+  "stdin": true
 }