page:guides:nuxt:object client

Configure S3-compatible access for Nuxt

Summary

Object storage client for a Nuxt app on Ample. Verified on Nuxt: bucket credentials delivered as encrypted S3_* environment variables and a validated PutObject/GetObject round-trip linked to a database row (upload=ok linked=ok). Build and start: nuxt build then node .output/server/index.mjs (reads HOST and PORT) on the node-22 template.

Prerequisites

A Nuxt project (nuxt build then node .output/server/index.mjs (reads HOST and PORT) on the node-22 template)
A bucket from ample bucket create with credentials passed as encrypted S3_* environment variables
An Ample account token with servers:write, buckets:read

Workload

Build and start

nuxt build then node .output/server/index.mjs (reads HOST and PORT) on the node-22 template; the server must bind 0.0.0.0 on PORT.

Create the bucket and pass its credentials

ample deploy . --name  --public --env S3_ENDPOINT=... --env S3_REGION=... --env S3_BUCKET=... --env S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=... --env S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...

Verify

ample logs  --kind build

Limitations

Verified on the node-22 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; other sizes and Nuxt major versions are not verified.
Region, compliance attestations, and request-duration limits are unknown and not claimed.
PutObject and GetObject with path-style addressing are verified; other S3 operations are not.

Success Checks

App responds on its public URL: ample canary nuxt patterns
Browser-file-uploads check from the example: see the pattern fixture checks

Cost Estimate

Currency: USD
Monthly Amount: 5.0
Basis: Size prices from pricing.toml (loaded by the API) at build revision 1ac5595375130d45290090e82ed0f554ccd45405-dirty

Components

App server: Size: s-1vcpu-1gb, Quantity: 1.0, Monthly Amount: 5.0
Note: Always-on monthly price of the tested sizes; apps auto-pause when idle. Buckets are allocation-priced per quota and not included.

Evidence Summary

Kind: canary_run
Summary: Nuxt pattern fixture deployed on Ample (nuxt build then node .output/server/index.mjs (reads HOST and PORT) on the node-22 template); for this guide: bucket credentials delivered as encrypted S3_* environment variables and a validated PutObject/GetObject round-trip linked to a database row (upload=ok linked=ok).
Observed At: 2026-09-20T03:31:44Z
Implementation Revision: 03b6402b1b3e19178985f08ea4033804521d85d4-dirty (CLI b75e104)
Expires At: 2027-03-19T03:31:44Z

Next Actions

Browse the catalog index: GET /v1/catalog
Search published recipes by intent, stack, and constraints: POST /v1/catalog/search
Prepare a side-effect-free deployment plan for an authorized project: POST /v1/catalog/plan
Read the existing agent authentication setup: GET /mcp/setup
Browse Nuxt: GET /v1/catalog/nodes/stack%3Aframework-nuxt
Browse Connect app to storage: GET /v1/catalog/nodes/intent%3Aconnect-app-to-storage
Browse Browser file uploads: GET /v1/catalog/nodes/pattern%3Abrowser-file-uploads

Tested Configuration

Template: node-22
Runtime: node
Size: s-1vcpu-1gb
Install: npm install
Build: npm run build --if-present
Start: npm run start