# NxResource.withPackageManagerLaunch

- 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`

Configures the Nx workspace to use the specified JavaScript package manager when starting apps.

## Definition

```typescript
interface NxResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withPackageManagerLaunch(packageManager?: string): NxResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
withPackageManagerLaunch(packageManager?: string): NxResource
```

## Parameters

- `packageManager` (`string`) `optional`

## Returns

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

## Defined on

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