@sveltejs/adapter-node

What is @sveltejs/adapter-node?

@sveltejs/adapter-node is an adapter for SvelteKit that allows you to build and deploy your SvelteKit application as a Node.js server. This adapter is useful for deploying SvelteKit applications to environments where Node.js is available, such as traditional hosting providers or custom server setups.

What are @sveltejs/adapter-node's main functionalities?

Basic Setup

This code demonstrates how to configure the @sveltejs/adapter-node in your SvelteKit project. The `adapter` function is imported and used in the `kit` configuration. You can specify the output directory, whether to precompress files, and environment variables for the host and port.

```javascript
// svelte.config.js
import adapter from '@sveltejs/adapter-node';

export default {
  kit: {
    adapter: adapter({
      out: 'build',
      precompress: false,
      env: {
        host: 'HOST',
        port: 'PORT'
      }
    })
  }
};
```

Custom Server

This code demonstrates how to create a custom server using Express.js with the built SvelteKit application. The `handler` from the build directory is used to handle requests, and the server listens on a specified port.

```javascript
// server.js
import { handler } from './build/handler.js';
import express from 'express';

const app = express();

app.use(handler);

const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server is running on port ${port}`);
});
```

Environment Variables

This code demonstrates how to use environment variables with @sveltejs/adapter-node. The `env` option in the adapter configuration allows you to specify environment variables for the host and port. These variables can be defined in a `.env` file.

```javascript
// svelte.config.js
import adapter from '@sveltejs/adapter-node';

export default {
  kit: {
    adapter: adapter({
      env: {
        host: 'HOST',
        port: 'PORT'
      }
    })
  }
};

// .env
HOST=localhost
PORT=3000
```

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README

adapter-node

Adapter for Svelte apps that builds a Node server — the equivalent of sapper build.

This is very experimental; the adapter API isn't at all fleshed out, and things will definitely change.