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---
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title: ".output"
description: "Nuxt creates the .output/ directory when building your application for production."
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head.title: ".output/"
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navigation.icon: i-ph-folder
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---
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::important
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This directory should be added to your [`.gitignore` ](/docs/guide/directory-structure/gitignore ) file to avoid pushing the build output to your repository.
::
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Use this directory to deploy your Nuxt application to production.
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:read-more{to="/docs/getting-started/deployment"}
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::warning
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You should not touch any files inside since the whole directory will be re-created when running [`nuxt build` ](/docs/api/commands/build ).
::
