Nuxt•3w ago

Production Port in Pterodactyl [ SOLVED ]

Hey all, I'm trying to change the production port in Nuxt3. It's easy to set for development but how can I do this for prod. I'm using Pterodactyl for all of my containers. I'm using the NodeJS:21 configuration and I can only set the ./<path>/index.mjs and environment arguments what could be --port="3005" as an example but that doesn't work. How can I set the port for production?

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kapa.ai•3w ago

Hi @Spctr. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- To set the port for production in Nuxt 3, you can use environment variables. Nuxt respects certain environment variables for configuring the server in production. Here's how you can set the port: 1. Use the NITRO_PORT or PORT environment variable: When running your Nuxt 3 application in production, you can set either the NITRO_PORT or PORT environment variable to specify the desired port. For example:

   NITRO_PORT=3005 node .output/server/index.mjs

   NITRO_PORT=3005 node .output/server/index.mjs

   PORT=3005 node .output/server/index.mjs

   PORT=3005 node .output/server/index.mjs

This approach is mentioned in the Nitro documentation Deploy > Runtimes > Node.js (https://nitro.unjs.io/deploy/runtimes/node). 2. If you're using Pterodactyl and can set environment variables, you should be able to set the PORT or NITRO_PORT variable there. 3. If you can't set environment variables directly, you might be able to modify your start command to include the port. For example:

   NODE_ENV=production PORT=3005 node .output/server/index.mjs

   NODE_ENV=production PORT=3005 node .output/server/index.mjs

Remember that after building your Nuxt 3 application for production, the .env files are not used. You need to set the environment variables explicitly when running the server, as mentioned in the Nuxt documentation Docs > Guide > Directory-structure > .env (https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/directory-structure/env#production). If you're still having issues, you might need to check your Pterodactyl configuration to ensure it's properly passing environment variables or allowing you to set the start command with the necessary parameters. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•3w ago

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SpctrOP•3w ago

That doesn't work for Pterodactyl but I've found a workaround. Just put this file in the /home/container :

// index.js

// set environment variable for the port
process.env.PORT = '<port>';

// import the main startup file for the nuxt project
import('./.output/server/index.mjs')
  .then(() => {
    console.log(`Server is running on port ${process.env.PORT}`);
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.error("Error when starting the server:", err);
  });

// index.js

// set environment variable for the port
process.env.PORT = '<port>';

// import the main startup file for the nuxt project
import('./.output/server/index.mjs')
  .then(() => {
    console.log(`Server is running on port ${process.env.PORT}`);
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.error("Error when starting the server:", err);
  });

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