nuxt
`nuxi preview` does not load dotenv before resolving output path
Hello,
I have a custom Nitro output directory set via an environment variable (VITE_OUTPUT_PATH) defined in an .env file located outside the project root (e.g., my-env/.env).
When running:
nuxi build --dotenv=my-env/.env
nuxi preview --dotenv=my-env/.env
The build correctly respects the custom output directory, but the preview command ignores the dotenv file and tries to use the default output directory (.output/default), which causes it to fail.
Steps to reproduce
Open this project: https://stackblitz.com/edit/nuxt-starter-ixrmd6lk?file=my-env%2F.env
Run the build and preview commands with the --dotenv option pointing to the custom .env file, and see that preview does not use the correct output path.
| build --dotenv=my-env/.env | preview --dotenv=my-env/.env |
|---|---|
Expected Behavior
The preview command should load the .env file before loading the Nuxt config, just like the build command does, so that it reads the correct environment variables and uses the right Nitro output directory.
Possible Solution
Looking at the preview command file, the loadNuxt call isn’t receiving the dotenv option like it does in the build command. Adding that option there to load the dotenv file early should fix the problem so nuxi preview picks up the right env vars and uses the correct Nitro output path.
