When running a Nuxt.js application using runtime NodeJs, particularly with a preinstall script, you may encounter issues related to missing dependencies or commands not being found. In this guide, we'll walk you through how to set up a pipeline to run a Nuxt app, ensuring that all necessary dependencies (including Nuxt itself) are properly installed and that any preinstall scripts run smoothly. We're considering your package.json to have something like this kind of script: "scripts": { "preinstall": "echo 'Running preinstall script...'", "build:icons": "tsx plugins/iconify/build-icons.ts", "build": "nuxt generate", "start": "nuxt start" }, If you run this type of script with our current NodeJs runtime, it may not work as expected. To resolve this issue, you need to switch to our Docker runtime and use the Dockerfile provided below. Before deploying the pipeline, please ensure that you place the Dockerfile in your code's root folder file named Dockerfile. In this example, we assume the client(frontend) code is located in the app directory, so I reference app. However, if your repository structure differs, make sure to adjust the paths accordingly. `FROM node:22

Add a work directory

WORKDIR /app

Copy entire application files before installing dependencies

COPY ./app/ .

Install dependencies

RUN npm install --legacy-peer-deps

.env Source destination argument

ARG source_file=./.env ARG destination_dir=./app/.env

.env copying management

RUN if [ -f "$source_file" ]; then
if [ "$source_file" != "$destination_dir" ]; then
echo "Copying $source_file to $destination_dir";
cp "$source_file" "$destination_dir";
else
echo "Source and destination paths are the same; skipping copy.";
fi
else
echo ".env has been added to dockerignore; skipping copy; if you want to copy it, remove it from dockerignore.";
fi

Change the working directory

WORKDIR ./app/

Build the app (Make sure to use the local Nuxt binary from node_modules)

RUN npx nuxt generate

Expose port

EXPOSE 3000

Start the app (Make sure to use the local Nuxt binary from node_modules)

CMD HOST=0.0.0.0 npx nuxt start Once your Dockerfile is copied to the root directory of your repository, you can create a pipeline from our dashboard and select theDocker` runtime for it.