# NxResource.addApp

- Module: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.JavaScript.Extensions](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.javascript.extensions.md)
- Defined on: [NxResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.javascript.extensions/nxresource.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Kind: `method`

## Definition

```typescript
interface NxResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addApp(
      name: string,
      appName?: string): NxAppResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
addApp(
    name: string,
    appName?: string): NxAppResource
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)
- `appName` (`string`) `optional`

## Returns

[NxAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.javascript.extensions/nxappresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [NxResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.javascript.extensions/nxresource.md) -- `handle`