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```ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import { nitro } from 'nitro/vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [nitro()],
  nitro: {
    serverDir: "./server"
  }
})
```

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<prose-pre filename="nitro.config.ts">

```ts
import { defineConfig } from 'nitro'

export default defineConfig({
  preset: "node",
  serverDir: "./server",
  routeRules: {
    "/api/**": { cache: true }
  }
})
```

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Build <span className="text-primary">

/Servers

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Nitro extends your Vite application with a production-ready server, compatible with any runtime. Add server routes to your application and deploy many hosting platform with a zero-config experience.

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File-system routing

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Create server routes in the routes/ folder and they are automatically registered. Or bring your own framework — H3, Hono, Elysia, Express — via a server.ts entry.

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Deploy everywhere

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The same codebase deploys to Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Vercel, Netlify, and more — zero config, no vendor lock-in.

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Universal storage

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Built-in key-value storage abstraction powered by unstorage. Works with filesystem, Redis, Cloudflare KV, and more — same API everywhere.

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Built-in caching

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Cache route handlers and arbitrary functions with a simple API. Supports multiple storage backends and stale-while-revalidate patterns.

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Web standard server

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Go full Web standard and pick the library of your choice. Use H3, Hono, Elysia, Express, or the raw fetch API — Nitro handles the rest.

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Universal renderer

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Use any frontend framework as your renderer. Nitro provides the server layer while your framework handles the UI.

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Server plugins

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Extend Nitro's runtime behavior with plugins. Hook into lifecycle events, register custom logic, and auto-load from the plugins/ directory.

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Built-in database

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Lightweight SQL database layer powered by db0. Pre-configured with SQLite out of the box, with support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Cloudflare D1.

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Static & server assets

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Serve public assets directly to clients or bundle server assets for programmatic access. Works seamlessly across all deployment targets.

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