Nuxt/docs/3.api/4.commands/build.md

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nuxi build	Build your Nuxt application.	label icon to size Source i-simple-icons-github https://github.com/nuxt/cli/blob/main/src/commands/build.ts xs

npx nuxi build [ROOTDIR] [--cwd=<directory>] [--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>] [--prerender] [--preset] [--dotenv] [--envName]

The 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		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)

::note This command sets process.env.NODE_ENV to production. ::

::note --prerender will always set the preset to static ::