Caching Strategies

Use this reference to optimize local and CI task execution.

Local Cache Basics

• Enable caching for stable targets (build, test, lint, e2e).
• Ensure target outputs are explicit when artifacts are produced.
• Keep named inputs focused; avoid over-broad invalidation.

Remote Cache Options

• Nx Cloud for managed remote caching.
• Self-hosted runners/plugins for regulated environments.

Optimization Patterns

• Use dependsOn with ^build where dependency builds are required.
• Keep CI parallelism tuned to compute resources.
• Reset cache after significant executor/plugin refactors.

Common Pitfalls

• Cache enabled but no outputs declared.
• Shared config files missing from named inputs.
• Mixing inconsistent environment variables across CI jobs.