Run build concurrently with a dependent workspace server

[remy90]

Is it possible to setup a task with a dependency on a persistent task?

From what I've read in the docs, tasks can't depend on persistent tasks, however, my use case:

I have a build script that requires a server from another workspace. I want a server to start before build task starts and the server to exit when build is complete. This would be particularly useful for anyone using CMS's.

I've looked into --parallel but it doesn't appear to make a difference, unless I'm not using it properly. should the parallel task be listed as persistent: true? When running my script:

"ci:build": "dotenv -e ../../.env.local pnpm nodemon && pnpm copyfiles && pnpm build:payload && pnpm build:server --parallel --no-cache"

It simply hangs if I don't add persistent: true and fails if I do.

Any suggestions are welcome!