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Layers

Nuxt provides a powerful system that allows you to extend the default files, configs, and much more.

One of the core features of Nuxt 3 is the layers and extending support. You can extend a default Nuxt application to reuse components, utils, and configuration. The layers structure is almost identical to a standard Nuxt application which makes them easy to author and maintain.

Use Cases

  • Share reusable configuration presets across projects using nuxt.config and app.config
  • Create a component library using components/ directory
  • Create utility and composable library using composables/ and utils/ directories
  • Create Nuxt module presets
  • Share standard setup across projects
  • Create Nuxt themes

Usage

You can extend a layer by adding the extends property to the nuxt.config.ts file.

nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({  extends: [    '../base',                     // Extend from a local layer    '@my-themes/awesome',          // Extend from an installed npm package    'github:my-themes/awesome#v1', // Extend from a git repository  ]})
Read more about layers in the Layer Author Guide.
Watch Learn Vue video about Nuxt Layers.

Examples