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Paul 87c7952558 feat(templates): added int and e2e tests to blank and website templates (#12866)
This PR adds int tests with vitest and e2e tests with playwright
directly into our templates.

The following are also updated:
- bumps core turbo to 2.5.4 in monorepo
- blank and website templates moved up to be part of the monorepo
workspace
- this means we now have thes templates filtered out in pnpm commands in
package.json
- they will now by default use workspace packages which we can use for
manual testing and int and e2e tests
  - note that turbo doesnt work with these for dev in monorepo context
- CPA script will fetch latest version and then replace `workspace:*` or
the pinned version in the package.json before installation
- blank template no longer uses _template as a base, this is to simplify
management for workspace
- updated the generate template variations script
2025-06-26 13:55:28 -04:00
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Payload Blank Template

A blank template for Payload to help you get up and running quickly. This repo may have been created by running npx create-payload-app@latest and selecting the "blank" template or by cloning this template on Payload Cloud.

See the official Examples Directory for details on how to use Payload in a variety of different ways.

Development

To spin up the project locally, follow these steps:

  1. First clone the repo
  2. Then cd YOUR_PROJECT_REPO && cp .env.example .env
  3. Next beta && beta dev (or docker-compose up, see Docker)
  4. Now open http://localhost:3000/admin to access the admin panel
  5. Create your first admin user using the form on the page

That's it! Changes made in ./src will be reflected in your app.

Docker

Alternatively, you can use Docker to spin up this project locally. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from above, the docker-compose file will automatically use the .env file in your project root
  2. Next run docker-compose up
  3. Follow steps 4 and 5 from above to login and create your first admin user

That's it! The Docker instance will help you get up and running quickly while also standardizing the development environment across your teams.

Production

To run Payload in production, you need to build and start the Admin panel. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. First invoke the payload build script by running beta build or npm run build in your project root. This creates a ./build directory with a production-ready admin bundle.
  2. Then run beta start or npm run start to run Node in production and start Payload from the ./build directory.

Deployment

The easiest way to deploy your project is to use Payload Cloud, a one-click hosting solution to deploy production-ready instances of your Payload apps directly from your GitHub repo. You can also deploy your app manually, check out the deployment documentation for full details.

Questions

If you have any issues or questions, reach out to us on Discord or start a GitHub discussion.