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title: "Static exports and output configuration"
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  - id: S1
    title: "Static exports"
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  - id: S2
    title: "output"
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# Static exports and output configuration

**Answer:** Next.js enables starting as a static site or Single-Page Application. When running `next build`, Next.js generates an HTML file per route and generates the static export into the `out` folder.

## Tracing

During a build, Next.js will automatically trace each page and its dependencies.

## See also

- [nextjs-environment-variables](https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nextjs-environment-variables/)
- [nextjs-route-handlers](https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nextjs-route-handlers/)

## Claims

- id: C1
  claim: Next.js can start as a static site or SPA.
  source: S1
  evidence: "Next.js enables starting as a static site or Single-Page Application"

- id: C2
  claim: Static export writes HTML per route.
  source: S1
  evidence: "When running `next build`, Next.js generates an HTML file per route."

- id: C3
  claim: Build traces each page and dependencies.
  source: S2
  evidence: "During a build, Next.js will automatically trace each page and its"

- id: C4
  claim: Static export lands in the out folder.
  source: S1
  evidence: "When running `next build`, Next.js generates the static export into the `out` folder."

## Sources

- [S1] Static exports. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/guides/static-exports . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.

- [S2] output. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/config/next-config-js/output . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.


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