diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+# Database
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/template
+
+# Payload CMS
+PAYLOAD_SECRET=your-secret-here
+
+# App URLs
+NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=http://localhost:3000
+CMS_URL=http://localhost:3001
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Dependencies
+node_modules
+
+# Turbo
+.turbo
+
+# Build outputs
+dist
+build
+.next
+out
+storybook-static
+
+# Environment
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# Testing
+coverage
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDE
+.vscode
+.idea
+*.swp
+
+# Debug
+npm-debug.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# Superpowers brainstorm sessions
+.superpowers/
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
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+auto-install-peers=true
+enable-pre-post-scripts=true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "template",
+  "private": true,
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@9.15.4",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "turbo run build",
+    "dev": "turbo run dev",
+    "lint": "turbo run lint",
+    "test": "turbo run test",
+    "typecheck": "turbo run typecheck",
+    "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,json,md}\"",
+    "format:check": "prettier --check \"**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,json,md}\""
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "prettier": "^3.5.0",
+    "turbo": "^2.4.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
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+packages:
+  - "apps/*"
+  - "packages/*"
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://turborepo.dev/schema.json",
+  "tasks": {
+    "build": {
+      "dependsOn": ["^build"],
+      "outputs": ["dist/**", ".next/**", "!.next/cache/**"]
+    },
+    "dev": {
+      "cache": false,
+      "persistent": true
+    },
+    "lint": {
+      "dependsOn": ["^lint"]
+    },
+    "test": {
+      "dependsOn": ["^build"]
+    },
+    "typecheck": {
+      "dependsOn": ["^typecheck"]
+    }
+  }
+}