gil-wiki/reference/4.api/4.commands/generate.md

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nuxt generate	Pre-renders every route of the application and stores the result in plain HTML files.	label icon to size Source i-simple-icons-github https://github.com/nuxt/cli/blob/main/packages/nuxi/src/commands/generate.ts xs

npx nuxt generate [ROOTDIR] [--cwd=<directory>] [--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>] [--preset] [--dotenv] [--envName] [-e, --extends=<layer-name>] [--profile[=verbose]]

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
--profile		Profile performance (v4.4+). Writes a V8 CPU profile and JSON report on exit. Use --profile=verbose for a full console report.

::read-more{to="/docs/4.x/getting-started/deployment#static-hosting"} Read more about pre-rendering and static hosting. ::