> Vue.js Meta Framework to create complex, fast & universal web applications *quickly*.
## Links
- 📘 Documentation: [https://nuxtjs.org](https://nuxtjs.org)
- 👥 Community: [cmty.app/nuxt](https://cmty.app/nuxt)
- 🎬 Video: [1 minute demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmf-p-pTi40)
- 🐦 Twitter: [@nuxt_js](https://twitter.com/nuxt_js)
- 💬 Chat: [Discord](https://discord.gg/VApZF5W)
- 📦 [Nuxt.js Modules](https://github.com/nuxt-community/modules)
- 👉 [Play with Nuxt.js online](https://glitch.com/edit/#!/nuxt-hello-world)
## Features
- Automatic transpilation and bundling (with webpack and babel)
- Hot code reloading
- Server-side rendering OR Single Page App OR Static Generated, you choose :fire:
- Static file serving. `./static/` is mapped to `/`
- Configurable with a `nuxt.config.js` file
- Custom layouts with the `layouts/` directory
- Middleware
- Code splitting for every `pages/`
Learn more at [nuxtjs.org](https://nuxtjs.org).
## Partners
Become a partner and get your logo on our README on GitHub and every page of https://nuxtjs.org website with a link to your site. [[Become a partner](https://opencollective.com/nuxtjs#partner)]
## Sponsors
Become a sponsor and get your logo on our README on GitHub with a link to your site. [[Become a sponsor](https://opencollective.com/nuxtjs#sponsor)]
## Backers
Support us with a monthly donation and help us continue our activities. [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/nuxtjs#backer)]
## Getting started
```
$ npm install nuxt
```
Add a script to your package.json like this:
```json
{
"scripts": {
"start": "nuxt"
}
}
```
After that, the file-system is the main API. Every .vue file becomes a route that gets automatically processed and rendered.
Populate `./pages/index.vue` inside your project:
```html
Hello {{ name }}!
```
And then run:
```bash
npm start
```
Go to [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
## Templates
:point_right: We recommend to start directly with our cli [create-nuxt-app](https://github.com/nuxt-community/create-nuxt-app) for the latest updates.
Or you can start by using one of our starter templates:
- [starter](https://github.com/nuxt-community/starter-template): Basic Nuxt.js project template
- [express](https://github.com/nuxt-community/express-template): Nuxt.js + Express
- [koa](https://github.com/nuxt-community/koa-template): Nuxt.js + Koa
- [adonuxt](https://github.com/nuxt-community/adonuxt-template): Nuxt.js + AdonisJS
- [micro](https://github.com/nuxt-community/micro-template): Nuxt.js + Micro
- [nuxtent](https://github.com/nuxt-community/nuxtent-template): Nuxt.js + Nuxtent module for content heavy sites
## Using nuxt.js programmatically
```js
const { Nuxt, Builder } = require('nuxt')
// Import and set nuxt.js options
let config = require('./nuxt.config.js')
config.dev = (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production')
let nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
// Start build process (only in development)
if (config.dev) {
new Builder(nuxt).build()
}
// You can use nuxt.render(req, res) or nuxt.renderRoute(route, context)
```
Learn more: https://nuxtjs.org/api/nuxt
## Using nuxt.js as a middleware
You might want to use your own server with your configurations, your API and everything awesome your created with. That's why you can use nuxt.js as a middleware. It's recommended to use it at the end of your middleware since it will handle the rendering of your web application and won't call next().
```js
app.use(nuxt.render)
```
Learn more: https://nuxtjs.org/api/nuxt-render
## Render a specific route
This is mostly used for `nuxt generate` and test purposes but you might find another utility!
```js
nuxt.renderRoute('/about', context)
.then(function ({ html, error }) {
// You can check error to know if your app displayed the error page for this route
// Useful to set the correct status code if an error appended:
if (error) {
return res.status(error.statusCode || 500).send(html)
}
res.send(html)
})
.catch(function (error) {
// And error appended while rendering the route
})
```
Learn more: https://nuxtjs.org/api/nuxt-render-route
## Examples
Please take a look at https://nuxtjs.org/examples or directly in https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/tree/dev/examples.
## Production deployment
To deploy, instead of running nuxt, you probably want to build ahead of time. Therefore, building and starting are separate commands:
```bash
nuxt build
nuxt start
```
For example, to deploy with [`now`](https://zeit.co/now) a `package.json` like follows is recommended:
```json
{
"name": "my-app",
"dependencies": {
"nuxt": "latest"
},
"scripts": {
"dev": "nuxt",
"build": "nuxt build",
"start": "nuxt start"
}
}
```
Then run `now` and enjoy!
Note: we recommend putting `.nuxt` in `.npmignore` or `.gitignore`.
## Core team
| [Sebastien Chopin](https://github.com/Atinux) | [Alexandre Chopin](https://github.com/alexchopin) | [Pooya Parsa](https://github.com/pi0) | [Clark Du](https://github.com/clarkdo) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [](https://github.com/Atinux) | [](https://github.com/alexchopin) | [](https://github.com/pi0) | [](https://github.com/clarkdo) |
## Contributors
Thank you to all our [contributors](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/graphs/contributors)!
## Contributing
Please see our [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
## License
[MIT](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/blob/dev/LICENSE.md)