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title: next CLI
description: Learn how to run and build your application with the Next.js CLI.
---

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The Next.js CLI allows you to develop, build, start your application, and more.

Basic usage:

```bash filename="Terminal"
npx next [command] [options]
```

## Reference

The following options are available:

| Options             | Description                        |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `-h` or `--help`    | Shows all available options        |
| `-v` or `--version` | Outputs the Next.js version number |

### Commands

The following commands are available:

| Command                                                      | Description                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`dev`](#next-dev-options)                                   | Starts Next.js in development mode with Hot Module Reloading, error reporting, and more.                      |
| [`build`](#next-build-options)                               | Creates an optimized production build of your application. Displaying information about each route.           |
| [`start`](#next-start-options)                               | Starts Next.js in production mode. The application should be compiled with `next build` first.                |
| [`info`](#next-info-options)                                 | Prints relevant details about the current system which can be used to report Next.js bugs.                    |
| [`telemetry`](#next-telemetry-options)                       | Allows you to enable or disable Next.js' completely anonymous telemetry collection.                           |
| [`typegen`](#next-typegen-options)                           | Generates TypeScript definitions for routes, pages, layouts, and route handlers without running a full build. |
| [`upgrade`](#next-upgrade-options)                           | Upgrades your Next.js application to the latest version.                                                      |
| [`experimental-analyze`](#next-experimental-analyze-options) | Analyzes bundle output using Turbopack. Does not produce build artifacts.                                     |

> **Good to know**: Running `next` without a command is an alias for `next dev`.

### `next dev` options

`next dev` starts the application in development mode with Hot Module Reloading (HMR), error reporting, and more. The following options are available when running `next dev`:

| Option                                   | Description                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-h, --help`                             | Show all available options.                                                                                                                          |
| `[directory]`                            | A directory in which to build the application. If not provided, current directory is used.                                                           |
| `--turbopack`                            | Force enable [Turbopack](/docs/app/api-reference/turbopack) (enabled by default). Also available as `--turbo`.                                       |
| `--webpack`                              | Use Webpack instead of the default [Turbopack](/docs/app/api-reference/turbopack) bundler for development.                                           |
| `-p` or `--port <port>`                  | Specify a port number on which to start the application. Default: 3000, env: PORT                                                                    |
| `-H`or `--hostname <hostname>`           | Specify a hostname on which to start the application. Useful for making the application available for other devices on the network. Default: 0.0.0.0 |
| `--experimental-https`                   | Starts the server with HTTPS and generates a self-signed certificate.                                                                                |
| `--experimental-https-key <path>`        | Path to a HTTPS key file.                                                                                                                            |
| `--experimental-https-cert <path>`       | Path to a HTTPS certificate file.                                                                                                                    |
| `--experimental-https-ca <path>`         | Path to a HTTPS certificate authority file.                                                                                                          |
| `--experimental-upload-trace <traceUrl>` | Reports a subset of the debugging trace to a remote HTTP URL.                                                                                        |
| `--experimental-cpu-prof`                | Enables CPU profiling using V8's inspector. Profiles are saved to `.next/cpu-profiles/` on exit.                                                     |

### `next build` options

`next build` creates an optimized production build of your application. The output displays information about each route. For example:

```bash filename="Terminal"
Route (app)
┌ ○ /_not-found
└ ƒ /products/[id]

○  (Static)   prerendered as static content
ƒ  (Dynamic)  server-rendered on demand
```

The following options are available for the `next build` command:

| Option                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-h, --help`                       | Show all available options.                                                                                                                                                        |
| `[directory]`                      | A directory on which to build the application. If not provided, the current directory will be used.                                                                                |
| `--turbopack`                      | Force enable [Turbopack](/docs/app/api-reference/turbopack) (enabled by default). Also available as `--turbo`.                                                                     |
| `--webpack`                        | Build using Webpack.                                                                                                                                                               |
| `-d` or `--debug`                  | Enables a more verbose build output. With this flag enabled additional build output like rewrites, redirects, and headers will be shown.                                           |
|                                    |
| `--profile`                        | Enables production [profiling for React](https://react.dev/reference/react/Profiler).                                                                                              |
| `--no-lint`                        | Disables linting. _Note: linting will be removed from `next build` in Next 16. If you're using Next 15.5+ with a linter other than `eslint`, linting during build will not occur._ |
| `--no-mangling`                    | Disables [mangling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_mangling). This may affect performance and should only be used for debugging purposes.                                      |
| `--experimental-app-only`          | Builds only App Router routes.                                                                                                                                                     |
| `--experimental-build-mode [mode]` | Uses an experimental build mode. (choices: "compile", "generate", default: "default")                                                                                              |
| `--debug-prerender`                | Debug prerender errors in development.                                                                                                                                             |
| `--debug-build-paths=<patterns>`   | Build only specific routes for debugging.                                                                                                                                          |
| `--experimental-cpu-prof`          | Enables CPU profiling using V8's inspector. Profiles are saved to `.next/cpu-profiles/` on exit.                                                                                   |

### `next start` options

`next start` starts the application in production mode. The application should be compiled with [`next build`](#next-build-options) first.

The following options are available for the `next start` command:

| Option                                  | Description                                                                                                     |
| --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-h` or `--help`                        | Show all available options.                                                                                     |
| `[directory]`                           | A directory on which to start the application. If no directory is provided, the current directory will be used. |
| `-p` or `--port <port>`                 | Specify a port number on which to start the application. (default: 3000, env: PORT)                             |
| `-H` or `--hostname <hostname>`         | Specify a hostname on which to start the application (default: 0.0.0.0).                                        |
| `--keepAliveTimeout <keepAliveTimeout>` | Specify the maximum amount of milliseconds to wait before closing the inactive connections.                     |
| `--experimental-cpu-prof`               | Enables CPU profiling using V8's inspector. Profiles are saved to `.next/cpu-profiles/` on exit.                |

### `next info` options

`next info` prints relevant details about the current system which can be used to report Next.js bugs when opening a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/issues). This information includes Operating System platform/arch/version, Binaries (Node.js, npm, Yarn, pnpm), package versions (`next`, `react`, `react-dom`), and more.

The output should look like this:

```bash filename="Terminal"
Operating System:
  Platform: darwin
  Arch: arm64
  Version: Darwin Kernel Version 23.6.0
  Available memory (MB): 65536
  Available CPU cores: 10
Binaries:
  Node: 20.12.0
  npm: 10.5.0
  Yarn: 1.22.19
  pnpm: 9.6.0
Relevant Packages:
  next: 15.0.0-canary.115 // Latest available version is detected (15.0.0-canary.115).
  eslint-config-next: 14.2.5
  react: 19.0.0-rc
  react-dom: 19.0.0
  typescript: 5.5.4
Next.js Config:
  output: N/A
```

The following options are available for the `next info` command:

| Option           | Description                                    |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `-h` or `--help` | Show all available options                     |
| `--verbose`      | Collects additional information for debugging. |

### `next telemetry` options

Next.js collects **completely anonymous** telemetry data about general usage. Participation in this anonymous program is optional, and you can opt-out if you prefer not to share information.

The following options are available for the `next telemetry` command:

| Option       | Description                             |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| `-h, --help` | Show all available options.             |
| `--enable`   | Enables Next.js' telemetry collection.  |
| `--disable`  | Disables Next.js' telemetry collection. |

Learn more about [Telemetry](/telemetry).

### `next typegen` options

`next typegen` generates TypeScript definitions for your application's routes without performing a full build. This is useful for IDE autocomplete and CI type-checking of route usage.

Previously, route types were only generated during `next dev` or `next build`, which meant running `tsc --noEmit` directly wouldn't validate your route types. Now you can generate types independently and validate them externally:

```bash filename="Terminal"
# Generate route types first, then validate with TypeScript
next typegen && tsc --noEmit

# Or in CI workflows for type checking without building
next typegen && npm run type-check
```

The following options are available for the `next typegen` command:

| Option        | Description                                                                                  |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-h, --help`  | Show all available options.                                                                  |
| `[directory]` | A directory on which to generate types. If not provided, the current directory will be used. |

Output files are written to `<distDir>/types` (typically: `.next/dev/types` or `.next/types`, see [`isolatedDevBuild`](/docs/app/api-reference/config/next-config-js/isolatedDevBuild)):

```bash filename="Terminal"
next typegen
# or for a specific app
next typegen ./apps/web
```

Additionally, `next typegen` generates a `next-env.d.ts` file. We recommend adding `next-env.d.ts` to your `.gitignore` file.

The `next-env.d.ts` file is included into your `tsconfig.json` file, to make Next.js types available to your project.

To ensure `next-env.d.ts` is present before type-checking run `next typegen`. The commands `next dev` and `next build` also generate the `next-env.d.ts` file, but it is often undesirable to run these just to type-check, for example in CI/CD environments.

> **Good to know**: `next typegen` loads your Next.js config (`next.config.js`, `next.config.mjs`, or `next.config.ts`) using the production build phase. Ensure any required environment variables and dependencies are available so the config can load correctly.

### `next upgrade` options

`next upgrade` upgrades your Next.js application to the latest version.

The following options are available for the `next upgrade` command:

| Option                  | Description                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-h, --help`            | Show all available options.                                                                                                                        |
| `[directory]`           | A directory with the Next.js application to upgrade. If not provided, the current directory will be used.                                          |
| `--revision <revision>` | Specify a Next.js version or tag to upgrade to (e.g., `latest`, `canary`, `15.0.0`). Defaults to the release channel you have currently installed. |
| `--verbose`             | Show verbose output during the upgrade process.                                                                                                    |

### `next experimental-analyze` options

`next experimental-analyze` analyzes your application's bundle output using [Turbopack](/docs/app/api-reference/turbopack). This command helps you understand the size and composition of your bundles, including JavaScript, CSS, and other assets. This command doesn't produce an application build.

```bash filename="Terminal"
npx next experimental-analyze
```

By default, the command starts a local server after analysis completes, allowing you to explore your bundle composition in the browser. The analyzer lets you:

- Filter bundles by route and switch between client and server views
- View the full import chain showing why a module is included
- Trace imports across server-to-client component boundaries and dynamic imports

See [Package Bundling](/docs/app/guides/package-bundling#optimizing-large-bundles) for optimization strategies.

To write the analysis output to disk without starting the server, use the `--output` flag. The output is written to `.next/diagnostics/analyze` and contains static files that can be copied elsewhere or shared with others:

```bash filename="Terminal"
# Write output to .next/diagnostics/analyze
npx next experimental-analyze --output

# Copy the output for comparison with a future analysis
cp -r .next/diagnostics/analyze ./analyze-before-refactor
```

The following options are available for the `next experimental-analyze` command:

| Option          | Description                                                                                                                                   |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-h, --help`    | Show all available options.                                                                                                                   |
| `[directory]`   | A directory on which to analyze the application. If not provided, the current directory will be used.                                         |
| `--no-mangling` | Disables [mangling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_mangling). This may affect performance and should only be used for debugging purposes. |
| `--profile`     | Enables production [profiling for React](https://react.dev/reference/react/Profiler). This may affect performance.                            |
| `-o, --output`  | Write analysis files to disk without starting the server. Output is written to `.next/diagnostics/analyze`.                                   |
| `--port <port>` | Specify a port number to serve the analyzer on. (default: 4000, env: PORT)                                                                    |

## Examples

### Debugging prerender errors

If you encounter prerendering errors during `next build`, you can pass the `--debug-prerender` flag to get more detailed output:

```bash filename="Terminal"
next build --debug-prerender
```

This enables several experimental options to make debugging easier:

- Disables server code minification:
  - `experimental.serverMinification = false`
  - `experimental.turbopackMinify = false`
- Generates source maps for server bundles:
  - `experimental.serverSourceMaps = true`
- Enables source map consumption in child processes used for prerendering:
  - `enablePrerenderSourceMaps = true`
- Continues building even after the first prerender error, so you can see all issues at once:
  - `experimental.prerenderEarlyExit = false`

This helps surface more readable stack traces and code frames in the build output.

> **Warning**: `--debug-prerender` is for debugging in development only. Do not deploy builds generated with `--debug-prerender` to production, as it may impact performance.

### Building specific routes

You can build only specific routes in the App and Pages Routers using the `--debug-build-paths` option. This is useful for faster debugging when working with large applications. The `--debug-build-paths` option accepts comma-separated file paths and supports glob patterns:

```bash filename="Terminal"
# Build a specific route
next build --debug-build-paths="app/page.tsx"

# Build more than one route
next build --debug-build-paths="app/page.tsx,pages/index.tsx"

# Use glob patterns
next build --debug-build-paths="app/**/page.tsx"
next build --debug-build-paths="pages/*.tsx"
```

### Changing the default port

By default, Next.js uses `http://localhost:3000` during development and with `next start`. The default port can be changed with the `-p` option, like so:

```bash filename="Terminal"
next dev -p 4000
```

Or using the `PORT` environment variable:

```bash filename="Terminal"
PORT=4000 next dev
```

> **Good to know**: `PORT` cannot be set in `.env` as booting up the HTTP server happens before any other code is initialized.

### Using HTTPS during development

For certain use cases like webhooks or authentication, you can use [HTTPS](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/HTTPS) to have a secure environment on `localhost`. Next.js can generate a self-signed certificate with `next dev` using the `--experimental-https` flag:

```bash filename="Terminal"
next dev --experimental-https
```

With the generated certificate, the Next.js development server will exist at `https://localhost:3000`. The default port `3000` is used unless a port is specified with `-p`, `--port`, or `PORT`.

You can also provide a custom certificate and key with `--experimental-https-key` and `--experimental-https-cert`. Optionally, you can provide a custom CA certificate with `--experimental-https-ca` as well.

```bash filename="Terminal"
next dev --experimental-https --experimental-https-key ./certificates/localhost-key.pem --experimental-https-cert ./certificates/localhost.pem
```

`next dev --experimental-https` is only intended for development and creates a locally trusted certificate with [`mkcert`](https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert). In production, use properly issued certificates from trusted authorities.

### Configuring a timeout for downstream proxies

When deploying Next.js behind a downstream proxy (e.g. a load-balancer like AWS ELB/ALB), it's important to configure Next's underlying HTTP server with [keep-alive timeouts](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_server_keepalivetimeout) that are _larger_ than the downstream proxy's timeouts. Otherwise, once a keep-alive timeout is reached for a given TCP connection, Node.js will immediately terminate that connection without notifying the downstream proxy. This results in a proxy error whenever it attempts to reuse a connection that Node.js has already terminated.

To configure the timeout values for the production Next.js server, pass `--keepAliveTimeout` (in milliseconds) to `next start`, like so:

```bash filename="Terminal"
next start --keepAliveTimeout 70000
```

### Passing Node.js arguments

You can pass any [node arguments](https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_node_options_options) to `next` commands. For example:

```bash filename="Terminal"
NODE_OPTIONS='--throw-deprecation' next
NODE_OPTIONS='-r esm' next
NODE_OPTIONS='--inspect' next
```

### CPU profiling

You can capture CPU profiles to analyze performance bottlenecks in your Next.js application. The `--experimental-cpu-prof` flag enables V8's built-in CPU profiler and saves profiles to `.next/cpu-profiles/` when the process exits:

```bash filename="Terminal"
# Profile the build process
next build --experimental-cpu-prof

# Profile the dev server (profile saved on Ctrl+C or SIGTERM)
next dev --experimental-cpu-prof

# Profile the production server
next start --experimental-cpu-prof
```

The generated `.cpuprofile` files can be opened in Chrome DevTools (Performance tab → Load profile) or other V8-compatible profiling tools.

> **Good to know**: Profile files are named with a descriptive prefix and timestamp. The profiles generated depend on the command:
>
> **`next dev`:**
>
> - `dev-main-*` - Parent process (dev server orchestration)
> - `dev-server-*` - Child server process (request handling and rendering) - this is typically what you want to analyze
>
> **`next build` (Turbopack):**
>
> - `build-main-*` - Main build orchestration process
> - `build-turbopack-*` - Turbopack compilation worker
>
> **`next build` (Webpack):**
>
> - `build-main-*` - Main build orchestration process
> - `build-webpack-client-*` - Client bundle compilation worker
> - `build-webpack-server-*` - Server bundle compilation worker
> - `build-webpack-edge-server-*` - Edge runtime compilation worker
>
> **`next start`:**
>
> - `start-main-*` - Production server process

| Version   | Changes                                                                         |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `v16.1.0` | Add the `next experimental-analyze` command                                     |
| `v16.0.0` | The JS bundle size metrics have been removed from `next build`                  |
| `v15.5.0` | Add the `next typegen` command                                                  |
| `v15.4.0` | Add `--debug-prerender` option for `next build` to help debug prerender errors. |
