Build configuration
You may tell Cloudflare Pages how your site needs to be built as well as where its output files will be located.
Build commands and directories
You should provide a build command to tell Cloudflare Pages how to build your application. For projects not listed here, consider reading the tool’s documentation or framework, and submit a pull request to add it here.
Build directories indicates where your project’s build command outputs the built version of your Cloudflare Pages site. Often, this defaults to the industry-standard The build command is provided by your framework. For example, the Gatsby framework uses The build directory is generated from the build command. Each framework has its own naming convention, for example, the build output directory is named The root directory is where your site’s content lives. If not specified, Cloudflare assumes that your linked git repository is the root directory. The root directory needs to be specified in cases like monorepos, where there may be multiple projects in one repository.public, but you may find that you need to customize it.Understanding your build configuration
gatsby build as its build command. When you are working without a framework, leave the Build command field blank./public for many frameworks.
Framework presets
Cloudflare maintains a list of build configurations for popular frameworks and tools. These are accessible during project creation. Below are some standard build commands and directories for popular frameworks and tools.
If you are not using a framework, leave the Build command field blank.
| Framework/tool | Build command | Build directory |
|---|---|---|
| Angular (Angular CLI) | npx ng build --prod | dist |
| Astro | npm run build | dist |
| Brunch | npx brunch build --production | public |
| Create React App | npm run build | build |
| Docusaurus | npm run build | build |
| Elder.js | npm run build | public |
| Eleventy | npx @11ty/eleventy | _site |
| Ember.js | npx ember-cli build | dist |
| Gatsby | npx gatsby build | public |
| GitBook | npx gitbook-cli build | _book |
| Gridsome | npx gridsome build | dist |
| Hugo | hugo | public |
| Jekyll | jekyll build | _site |
| MkDocs | mkdocs build | site |
| Next.js | npx @cloudflare/next-on-pages@1 | .vercel/output/static |
| Next.js (Static HTML Export) | npx next build | out |
| Nuxt.js | npm run build | dist |
| Pelican | pelican content | output |
| Qwik | npm run build | dist |
| React Static | react-static build | dist |
| Remix | npm run build | public |
| Slate | ./deploy.sh | build |
| Svelte | npm run build | public |
| SvelteKit | npm run build | .svelte-kit/cloudflare |
| Umi | npx umi build | dist |
| Vue | npm run build | dist |
| VuePress | npx vuepress build | .vuepress/dist |
| Zola | zola build | public |
Environment variables
If your project makes use of environment variables to build your site, provide custom environment variables:
- Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard and select your account.
- In Account Home, select Workers & Pages > in Overview,select your Pages project.
- Select Settings > Environment variables.
The following system environment variables are injected by default (but can be overridden):
| Environment Variable | Injected value | Example use-case |
|---|---|---|
CF_PAGES | 1 | Changing build behaviour when run on Pages versus locally |
CF_PAGES_COMMIT_SHA | <sha1-hash-of-current-commit> | Passing current commit ID to error reporting, for example, Sentry |
CF_PAGES_BRANCH | <branch-name-of-current-deployment> | Customizing build based on branch, for example, disabling debug logging on production |
CF_PAGES_URL | <url-of-current-deployment> | Allowing build tools to know the URL the page will be deployed at |
Language support and tools
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