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# nuxt generate

> Pre-renders every route of the application and stores the result in plain HTML files.

```bash theme={null}
npx nuxt generate [ROOTDIR] [--cwd=<directory>] [--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>] [--preset] [--dotenv] [--envName] [-e, --extends=<layer-name>]
```

The `generate` command pre-renders every route of your application and stores the result in plain HTML files that you can deploy on any static hosting services. The command triggers the `nuxt build` command with the `prerender` argument set to `true`

## 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                                                                                                                         |
| `--preset`                           |         | Nitro server preset                                                                                                                                  |
| `--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                                                                                                                             |