npx nuxt build [ROOTDIR] [--cwd=<directory>] [--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>] [--prerender] [--preset] [--dotenv] [--envName] [-e, --extends=<layer-name>]
build command creates a .output directory with all your application, server and dependencies ready for production.
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|
ROOTDIR="." | Specifies the working directory (default: .) |
Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|
--cwd=<directory> | | Specify the working directory, this takes precedence over ROOTDIR (default: .) |
--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose> | | Specify build-time log level |
--prerender | | Build Nuxt and prerender static routes |
--preset=<preset> | | Specify Nitro server preset. Available presets depend on Nitro (e.g. node-server, vercel, netlify, static) |
--dotenv | | Path to .env file to load, relative to the root directory |
--envName | | The environment to use when resolving configuration overrides (default is production when building, and development when running the dev server) |
-e, --extends=<layer-name> | | Extend from a Nuxt layer |
This command sets process.env.NODE_ENV to production.
--prerender will always set the preset to static