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No node entry point after `npm run build` in Next 15

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HimalayanOP
why isn't npm run build showing an entry point for next 15, it should be something like node .next/server.js or node .next/server/index.js or something. But the output is just:

 my-app git:(main) npm run build

> my-app@0.1.0 build
> next build

   ▲ Next.js 15.0.2

   Creating an optimized production build ...
 ✓ Compiled successfully
 ✓ Linting and checking validity of types    
 ✓ Collecting page data    
 ✓ Generating static pages (5/5)
 ✓ Collecting build traces    
 ✓ Finalizing page optimization    

Route (app)                              Size     First Load JS
┌ ○ /                                    5.46 kB         105 kB
└ ○ /_not-found                          897 B           101 kB
+ First Load JS shared by all            99.7 kB
  ├ chunks/215-f207ea7968f9b6d8.js       45.2 kB
  ├ chunks/4bd1b696-23516f99b565b560.js  52.6 kB
  └ other shared chunks (total)          1.88 kB


○  (Static)  prerendered as static content


Where is my node
Answered by joulev
by default, it expects you to start the thing by next start.

if you want an entry point and a standalone folder that you can copy to any machine to deploy the app there, you can use standalone output: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/next-config-js/output#automatically-copying-traced-files
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joulev
by default, it expects you to start the thing by next start.

if you want an entry point and a standalone folder that you can copy to any machine to deploy the app there, you can use standalone output: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/next-config-js/output#automatically-copying-traced-files
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HimalayanOP
the plan is to run it on my machine locally it's a utility project for my personal use
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joulev
yeah then just next start, if not, standalone output is still a feasible option, you have a server.js that you can simply node it
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HimalayanOP
I am asking for the "node" entry point. e.g. in Nuxt the node entry point is here: .output/server/index.mjs and you run it like node .output/server/index.mjs
Where is it in Next 15?
Where do I have server.js file? Can't find it anywhere in the final build.
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joulev
yeah i know and i've been telling you to use standalone output, then it will be available in the final build
are you using output: "standalone"?
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HimalayanOP
I am not familiar with this setup.
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joulev
go read the link i provided above
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HimalayanOP
is it somewhere in docs?
ok, thanks. Do you know why it isn't default option?
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joulev
well... i don't know, honestly. i'm not part of the team
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HimalayanOP
ok, now I have the server.js file in .next/standalone/server.js but the image links and css is broken 😭 I run it via: node .next/standalone/server.js
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HimalayanOP
Any idea how to fix that?
Why isn't server.js picking up the images and css?
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joulev
static assets are not served by default because most of the times you would want to move them to a CDN and serve them there instead
to serve them you just need to copy .next/static to .next/standalone/.next/static
i just tested in a nextjs app i have and it works fine
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Anay-208
https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/configuring/custom-server

I think this would work
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HimalayanOP
Thanks, I copied it there and now I have this:

But Images are still missing 😭
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joulev
what are the image URLs?
if they are the images in public folder, you need to copy it to the standalone folder too for the same reason
Additionally, a minimal server.js file is also output which can be used instead of next start. This minimal server does not copy the public or .next/static folders by default as these should ideally be handled by a CDN instead, although these folders can be copied to the standalone/public and standalone/.next/static folders manually, after which server.js file will serve these automatically.
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HimalayanOP
Thanks! Finally it works after copying public/ folder to standalone/ 😉
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