@nx/next:server

Serve a Next.js app.

Options can be configured in project.json when defining the executor, or when invoking it. Read more about how to configure targets and executors here: https://nx.dev/reference/project-configuration#targets.

project.json:

//...
{
  "name": "acme",
  "$schema": "node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json",
  "sourceRoot": ".",
  "projectType": "application",
  "targets": {
    //...
    "serve": {
      "executor": "@nx/next:server",
      "defaultConfiguration": "production",
      "options": {
        "buildTarget": "acme:build",
        "dev": true
      }
    }
    //...
  }
}

nx run acme:serve

Examples

For Next.js Standalone projects

This is the default configuration for Next.js standalone projects. Our @nx/next:server executor is integrated to use Next.js' CLI. You can read more about the serve options at Next.js CLI Options

    "serve": {
      "executor": "@nx/next:server",
      "defaultConfiguration": "development",
      "options": {
        "buildTarget": "acme:build",
        "dev": true
      },
      "configurations": {
        "development": {
          "buildTarget": "acme:build:development",
          "dev": true
        },
        "production": {
          "buildTarget": "acme:build:production",
          "dev": false
        }
      }
    },

Options playground

Try out this interactive editor of the configuration object. Values are validated as you type and hovering over labels will give you more information.

Options

buildTarget

Required

string

Target which builds the application.

port

number

Default: 4200

Port to listen on.

buildLibsFromSource

boolean

Default: true

Read buildable libraries from source instead of building them separately.

customServerTarget

string

Target which builds the custom server.

dev

boolean

Default: true

Serve the application in the dev mode.

experimentalHttps

boolean

Enable HTTPS support for the Next.js development server.

hostname

string

Hostname on which the application is served.

keepAliveTimeout

number

Max milliseconds to wait before closing inactive connection.

quiet

boolean

Default: false

Hide error messages containing server information.

staticMarkup

boolean

Default: false

Static markup.

turbo

boolean

Activate the incremental bundler for Next.js, which is implemented in Rust. Please note, this feature is exclusively available in development mode.