# Workspaces
oranda supports building multiple sites at once (referred to as building in a "workspace"). To control this behavior,
you can create a `oranda-workspace.json` file inside your workspace root. Running an oranda command will pick up this
file, and build the workspace members accordingly.
The reason why this is a separate file, and not part of the `oranda.json` file is to avoid confusing between _nonvirtual_
workspace root members (meaning if a workspace root also contains a site/package of some kind). By putting your workspace
configuration in a separate file, you can still have an oranda site at the same directory level, without any problems.
> **NOTE**: Workspace functionality will not be enabled if the `oranda-workspace.json` file doesn't exist!
A workspace configuration file looks something like this:
```json
{
"workspace": {
"name": "My Workspace",
"members": [
{
"slug": "projectone",
"path": "./project-one"
},
{
"slug": "project_two",
"path": "./project-two"
}
]
}
}
```
When ran with `oranda build`, this will produce two oranda sites, one at `/projectone`, and one at `/project_two`. oranda
will consider each separate project's `oranda.json` file (should it exist).
You can additionally pass down keys you'd like to be set for each member project:
```json
{
"workspace": {
"name": "My Workspace",
"members": [
{
"slug": "projectone",
"path": "./project-one"
},
{
"slug": "project_two",
"path": "./project-two"
}
]
},
"styles": {
"theme": "hacker"
}
}
```
Individual workspace member configs will still override what's set here, though. Also, _every_ key will be passed down,
including ones that don't make a lot of sense to be the same in multiple projects (for example [package manager](artifacts.md)
configuration).
Building a workspace will also generate a nice workspace index page that can be used to provide an overview over the
workspace's members, as well as some quick info and metadata.