Storybook Opens in Web Browser Instead of Loading on Android/iOS Apps, Missing Documentation for Integrating NX Storybook with Expo

[MarkJackson1997]

Current Behavior

The following documents don't include all the necessary steps to integrate nx/storybook with Expo:

• [NX API Storybook](https://nx.dev/nx-api/storybook)
• [NX API React Native Storybook Configuration](https://nx.dev/nx-api/react-native/generators/storybook-configuration)

When I run the command:

nx g @nx/react-native:storybook-configuration <project-name>

it suggests running:

nx g @nx/react:storybook-configuration <my-react-project>

Additionally, when I run:

nx run <project-name>:storybook

it opens in the web browser. However, for Expo, it should load on Android or iOS mobile devices.

Please provide the steps to correctly integrate NX Storybook with Expo.

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Expected Behavior

Please provide Steps to integrate Nx Storybook with Expo.

Storybook should load on mobile devices (Android and iOS) via Expo rather than opening in a web browser.

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Run the command to generate the Storybook configuration for the project:

   nx g @nx/react-native:storybook-configuration <project-name>

   • The command suggests running the following instead:

     nx g @nx/react:storybook-configuration <my-react-project>

2. Run the Storybook project with:

   nx run <project-name>:storybook

3. Observe the output:

   • Storybook opens in a web browser.
   • For an Expo project, it should load on Android or iOS mobile devices, but it does not.

Nx Report

Node           : 22.13.0
OS             : darwin-arm64
Native Target  : aarch64-macos
pnpm           : 9.6.0

nx (global)        : 20.3.2
nx                 : 20.3.2
@nx/js             : 20.3.2
@nx/jest           : 20.3.2
@nx/eslint         : 20.3.2
@nx/workspace      : 20.3.2
@nx/devkit         : 20.3.2
@nx/eslint-plugin  : 20.3.2
@nx/playwright     : 20.3.2
@nx/react          : 20.3.2
@nx/rspack         : 20.3.2
typescript         : 5.6.3
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Registered Plugins:
@nx/eslint/plugin
@nx/playwright/plugin
@nx/jest/plugin

Failure Logs

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Operating System

• macOS
• Linux
• Windows
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Additional Information

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[koz-spyro]

Hey, we're also facing this issue in RN CLI, can this be addressed? It's already 4 months without any action taken and it's quite crucial for us to have React Native Storybook as iOS/Droid apps rather than web implementation.

[Coly010]

Hi!

Nx has not supported running storybook on native devices. We currently do not have plans to do so.

I'll convert this issue to a feature request discussion.
It is possible to use nx:run-commands executor to wire up anything that you might need to achieve this via Expo or Storybook CLI in the mean time.