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web assets with `npm run build`. If your project uses pnpm or Yarn instead, override these two steps with the `dependencyInstallCommand` and `webBuildCommand` options in a [capawesome.config.json](/docs/cloud/native-builds/configuration/) file. The [build environment](/docs/cloud/native-builds/build-stacks/) already ships with Node.js, npm, pnpm, Yarn, and bun — so there's no need to install your package manager first. Just call it directly. Don't reinstall a pre-installed package manager Reaching for `npm install -g pnpm` breaks the build, because the binary already exists: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)npm error code EEXIST [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-2)npm error path .../bin/pnpm [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-3)npm error EEXIST: file already exists ` ## pnpm[¶](#pnpm "Permanent link") Install dependencies and build with pnpm: capawesome.config.json `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1){ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-2) "cloud": { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-3) "apps": [ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-4) { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-5) "appId": "your-app-id", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-6) "dependencyInstallCommand": "pnpm install --frozen-lockfile", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-7) "webBuildCommand": "pnpm build" [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-8) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-9) ] [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-10) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-11)} ` ## Yarn[¶](#yarn "Permanent link") The same approach works for Yarn: capawesome.config.json `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-1){ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-2) "cloud": { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-3) "apps": [ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-4) { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-5) "appId": "your-app-id", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-6) "dependencyInstallCommand": "yarn install --immutable", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-7) "webBuildCommand": "yarn build" [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-8) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-9) ] [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-10) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-11)} ` ## bun[¶](#bun "Permanent link") bun works the same way — install dependencies and build: capawesome.config.json `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-1){ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-2) "cloud": { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-3) "apps": [ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-4) { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-5) "appId": "your-app-id", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-6) "dependencyInstallCommand": "bun install --frozen-lockfile", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-7) "webBuildCommand": "bun run build" [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-8) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-9) ] [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-10) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-11)} ` ## Pin the version with Corepack[¶](#pin-the-version-with-corepack "Permanent link") The pre-installed pnpm and Yarn versions can drift from the version your team uses locally. To lock the build to a specific version, add a `packageManager` field to your `package.json`: package.json `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-1){ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-2) "packageManager": "pnpm@9.12.0" [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-3)} ` [Corepack](https://nodejs.org/api/corepack.html) is already enabled in the build environment, so your existing `pnpm install` command automatically picks up the version declared here — no change to `capawesome.config.json` needed. Install from the lockfile The examples above use `--frozen-lockfile` (pnpm) and `--immutable` (Yarn) so the Cloud installs the exact versions in your lockfile and fails if it's out of date — the same reproducibility you'd want in any CI pipeline. ## Next steps[¶](#next-steps "Permanent link") * [App Configuration](/docs/cloud/native-builds/configuration/) — the full `capawesome.config.json` schema. * [Build from a monorepo](/docs/cloud/native-builds/monorepo/) — for pnpm or Yarn workspaces. * [Configure the web build script](/docs/cloud/native-builds/web-build-script/) — control which script builds your web assets. 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