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# Migration
Nuxt 3 migration guide. Work in progress 🚧
## Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3
At the moment, there is no Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 migration guide nor is it recommended due to potentially more changes coming.
We are working to provide a stable migration guide and tooling to make it as smooth as possible. Please check [Bridge](/getting-started/bridge) for the alternative.
Some features have been dropped from Nuxt 2, some are yet to be implemented for Nuxt 3 and some are new in Nuxt 3 (and Bridge).
Noticeable and/or breaking changes for Nuxt 3 other than the requirements of Nuxt Bridge are:
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- Vue app templates are rewritten
- Vue upgraded to `3.x`
- Using `<Suspense>` for async data fetching
- Webpack `5.x` (if not using `vite`)
- Components discovery is rewritten
- Introduced main [`app.vue` component](/docs/directory-structure/app)
- Introduced new [`layouts` system](/docs/directory-structure/layouts)
- The [`pages/` directory](/docs/directory-structure/pages) conventions changed
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The below table highlights an overall feature comparison:
Feature / Version | Nuxt 2 | Nuxt 3 | Changes required | More information
--------------------------|---------|----------|---------------------------------|------------------
Vue Version | 2 | 3 | Yes |
`app.vue` | ❌ | ✅ | - |
Suspense | ❌ | ✅ | - |
Assets | ✅ | ✅ | No |
Components | ✅ | ✅ | No |
Layouts | ✅ | ✅ | Yes |
Middleware | ✅ | ✅ | Yes |
Pages | ✅ | ✅ | Yes |
Pages: Dynamic Params | ✅ | ✅ | Yes |
Pages: _.vue | ✅ | ✅ | Yes (new naming system) |
Plugins | ✅ | ✅ | Yes (compatible by default) |
Transitions | ✅ | ✅ | ? |
Options API: `asyncData` | ✅ | ✅ | Yes (use `defineNuxtComponent`) |
Options API: `fetch` | ✅ | ❌ | Use `asyncData` instead |
Error Pages | ✅ | 🚧 | Yes | [Handling runtime errors](https://github.com/nuxt/framework/discussions/559)
Store | ✅ | 🚧 | Yes | [Global store support](https://github.com/nuxt/framework/discussions/571)
Static builds | ✅ | 🚧 | | [Route Caching rules (Hybrid)](https://github.com/nuxt/framework/discussions/560)
### Module Compatibility
All Nuxt 2 modules should be forward compatible with Nuxt 3 as long as they migrate to bridge or if they are already following guidelines.
All (upcoming) modules made with `@nuxt/kit` should be backward compatible with Nuxt 2 projects (even without bridge) as long as they are not depending on a Nuxt 3 / Bridge-only feature.
### Plugin Compatibility
Most Nuxt 2 plugins should be forward compatible with Nuxt 3 with a magical compat layer we inject.
Nuxt 3 plugins are **not** backward compatible with Nuxt 2.
### Vue Compatibility
For plugins using composition API or components, it needs exclusive Vue 2 or Vue 3 support.
By using [vue-demi](https://github.com/vueuse/vue-demi) they should be compatible with both Nuxt 2 and 3.
## Module Migration
When Nuxt 3 users add your module, a compatible module container layer from `@nuxt/kit` is **automatically injected**, so as long as your code is following the guidelines below, it should continue working as-is.
### Test with `@nuxt/bridge`
Migrating to `@nuxt/bridge` is the first and most important step for supporting Nuxt 3.
If you have a fixture or example in your module, add `@nuxt/bridge` package to its config (see [example](/getting-started/bridge#update-nuxtconfig))
### Migrate from CommonJS to ESM
Nuxt 3 natively supports TypeScript and ECMAScript Modules. Please check [Native ES Modules](/concepts/esm) for more info and upgrading.
### Ensure plugins default export
If you inject a Nuxt plugin that does not have `export default` (such as global Vue plugins), ensure you add `export default () => { }` to the end of it.
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```js [Before]
// ~/plugins/vuelidate.js
import Vue from 'vue'
import Vuelidate from 'vuelidate'
Vue.use(Vuelidate)
```
```js [After]
// ~/plugins/vuelidate.js
import Vue from 'vue'
import Vuelidate from 'vuelidate'
Vue.use(Vuelidate)
export default () => { }
```
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### Avoid runtime modules
With Nuxt 3, Nuxt is now a build-time-only dependency, which means that modules shouldn't attempt to hook into the Nuxt runtime.
Your module should work even if it's only added to [`buildModules`](/docs/directory-structure/nuxt.config#buildmodules) (instead of `modules`). For example:
- Avoid updating `process.env` within a Nuxt module and reading by a nuxt plugin; use [`runtimeConfig`](/docs/directory-structure/nuxt.config#publicruntimeconfig) instead.
- (*) Avoid depending on runtime hooks like `vue-renderer:*` for production
- (*) Avoid adding `serverMiddleware` by importing them inside the module. Instead, add them by referencing a file path so that they are independent of the module's context
(*) Unless it is for `nuxt dev` purpose only and guarded with `if (nuxt.options.dev) { }`.
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Continue reading about Nuxt 3 modules in the [Modules guide](/docs/advanced/modules).
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### Use TypeScript (optional)
While it is not essential, most of the Nuxt ecosystem is shifting to use TypeScript, so it is highly recommended to consider migration.
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You can start migration by renaming `.js` files, to `.ts`. TypeScript is designed to be progressive!
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You can use TypeScript syntax for Nuxt 2 and 3 modules and plugins without any extra dependencies.
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