[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [local‑first/Shared](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/local-first/Shared) › initSharedWorker

```ts
function initSharedWorker(
  self: SharedWorkerSelf<SharedWorkerInput, DbWorkerInit>,
): Task<AsyncDisposableStack, never, SharedWorkerDeps>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Shared.ts:286](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/f0109fb501a593010e858e39248dde1200eeb2d7/packages/common/src/local-first/Shared.ts#L286)

Initializes the platform-agnostic Evolu SharedWorker.