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Host public directory with Nuxt: object-stored public media
Deploy a public directory built with Nuxt on Ample using the public media library pattern. Compute runs the app in an isolated microVM behind a public HTTPS URL, a managed PostgreSQL 16 database is auto-provisioned and injected as DATABASE_URL, a private S3-compatible bucket holds objects with credentials delivered as encrypted environment variables, and a published bucket serves public assets from the CDN host. Verified on Nuxt: an object written to a published bucket with an immutable Cache-Control header, a mapping row, and the CDN URL serving it publicly. Not separately tested: your media processing, object layout, and cache policy; treat the public directory-specific behavior as your application code.
Representative Queries
- Host public directory with Nuxt: object-stored public media
- Where can I host Public directory built with Nuxt?
- I need an object layout, public asset URL policy, and CDN delivery configuration.
Resource Requirements
- primitive:compute
- primitive:postgres
- primitive:s3-compatible-object-storage
- primitive:cdn
Infrastructure Requirements
- Compute
Apps run in isolated x86_64 Firecracker microVMs that auto-pause when idle and wake on request; sizes are the priced VM sizes. - Postgres
Managed PostgreSQL 16 runs in its own microVM and is auto-provisioned when an app needs a database and no DATABASE_URL is supplied. - S3-compatible object storage
Buckets are S3-compatible with issued credentials; PutObject and GetObject are verified by canary. Other S3 operations are not verified. - CDN
The CDN host serves objects from published buckets. It does not front app compute and is not a cache or key-value store.
Prerequisites
- A Nuxt project that builds and starts with the documented commands (nuxt build then node .output/server/index.mjs (reads HOST and PORT) on the node-22 template)
- A PostgreSQL driver reading DATABASE_URL at runtime (auto-provisioned when omitted, or supplied with --env)
- A bucket from
ample bucket createwith its credentials passed as encrypted S3_* environment variables and a second, published bucket for public assets (CDN_*) - An Ample account token with servers:write, databases:read, buckets:read
Tested Configuration
- Template: node-22
- Runtime: node
- Size: s-1vcpu-1gb
- Install: npm install
- Build: npm run build --if-present
- Start: npm run start
Workflow Steps
- 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. - Implement the pattern on PostgreSQL
The fixture's module implements public media library: an object written to a published bucket with an immutable Cache-Control header, a mapping row, and the CDN URL serving it publicly. Copy the approach into your schema; keep migrations idempotent and run them with --release-command. - Wire object storage
Create the bucket(s), then pass endpoint, region, bucket, and keys as --env values. Use path-style addressing. Keep private data in an unpublished bucket. Publish only the bucket that serves public assets and reference its CDN URL. - Deploy
Run the synchronous deploy once and read the result (exit 0 live, 1 failed, 2 blocked). Re-running with no change is a no-op.ample deploy . --name --public --env S3_ENDPOINT=... --env S3_REGION=... --env S3_BUCKET=... --env S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=... --env S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=... --env CDN_PUBLIC_URL=... - Verify
Fetch the live URL and the pattern self-test route(s) (/api/p/public-media-library) from the example; then run your own checks. On failure readample logs --kind buildthen--kind runtime.ample logs --kind build
Examples
- Nuxt pattern fixture
Multi-pattern Nuxt app whose public media library module was checked live; the module is under tests/deploy-canaries/_pattern-modules.
Success Checks
- App responds on its public URL
- Kind: http_get
- Path: /
- Expect: ample canary nuxt patterns
- Public-media-library self-test
- Kind: http_get
- Path: /api/p/public-media-library
- Expect: a CDN URL whose content is served publicly
Limitations
- Verified on the node-22 template at s-1vcpu-1gb with the example fixture; other sizes, templates, and Nuxt major versions are not verified.
- The public directory itself (your media processing, object layout, and cache policy) is application code and was not separately tested; the pattern checks are what was verified.
- Region, compliance attestations and request-duration limits are unknown and not claimed.
- Apps auto-pause when idle and wake on the next request; always-on is an operator setting, not a plan feature.
- Managed PostgreSQL 16 only; extensions, connection limits, and backup or restore procedures are not verified; apps and their databases are placed together.
- PutObject and GetObject with path-style addressing are verified; multipart upload, listing, presigned URLs, and lifecycle rules are not.
- The CDN serves published-bucket objects only; cache rules, purge, and TTL control are not verified (the fixture sets Cache-Control on upload and versions keys).
Cost Estimate
- Currency: USD
- Monthly Amount: 10.0
- Authoritative: true
- Basis: size prices from pricing.toml (loaded by the API) at build revision 1ac5595375130d45290090e82ed0f554ccd45405-dirty
- Components:
- App Server: s-1vcpu-1gb, Quantity: 1.0, Monthly Amount: 5.0
- Managed PostgreSQL Database: s-1vcpu-1gb, Quantity: 1.0, Monthly Amount: 5.0
- Note: Always-on monthly price of the tested sizes; apps and databases auto-pause when idle. Buckets are allocation-priced per quota and not included.
Evidence Summary
- 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); checks passed for public-media-library and configuration-secrets. Pattern proof: an object written to a published bucket with an immutable Cache-Control header, a mapping row, and the CDN URL serving it publicly.
- Observed At: 2026-09-20T03:31:44Z
- Implementation Revision: 03b6402b1b3e19178985f08ea4033804521d85d4-dirty (CLI b75e104)
- Expires At: 2027-03-19T03:31:44Z
- Scope:
- Checks: ["/api/p/public-media-library"]
- Pattern: pattern:public-media-library
- Template: node-22
- Canary Run:
- Summary: The same Nuxt app deployed with a --release-command migration; the marker it created was readable after activation.
- Observed At: 2026-09-20T01:54:51Z
- Implementation Revision: 199ff1dfd52683832ae75d3f98b53a7a4bff7f96-dirty (CLI e3181f5)
- Expires At: 2027-03-19T01:54:51Z
- Scope:
- Pattern: pattern:public-media-library
Last Verified At
2026-09-20T03:31:44Z
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Next Actions
- Browse the catalog index
- Operation ID: catalog_index
- Method: GET
- Relative Path: /v1/catalog
- Requires Authentication: false
- Search published recipes by intent, stack and constraints
- Operation ID: search_recipes
- Method: POST
- Relative Path: /v1/catalog/search
- Parameters: { "body": { "limit": 5, "query": "Host public directory with Nuxt: object-stored public media" }}
- Requires Authentication: false
- Prepare a side-effect-free deployment plan for an authorized project
- Operation ID: plan_deployment
- Method: POST
- Relative Path: /v1/catalog/plan
- Parameters: { "body": { "inputs": {}, "projectId": "", "recipeId": "page:recipes:public-directory:nuxt:public-media", "recipeRevision": "r1" }}
- Requires Authentication: true
- Read the existing agent authentication setup
- Operation ID: existing_auth_setup
- Method: GET
- Relative Path: /mcp/setup
- Requires Authentication: false
- Browse Public directory
- Operation ID: browse_node
- Method: GET
- Relative Path: /v1/catalog/nodes/workload%3Apublic-directory
- Parameters: { "nodeId": "workload:public-directory" }
- Requires Authentication: false
- Browse Nuxt
- Operation ID: browse_node
- Method: GET
- Relative Path: /v1/catalog/nodes/stack%3Aframework-nuxt
- Parameters: { "nodeId": "stack:framework-nuxt" }
- Requires Authentication: false
- Browse Public media library
- Operation ID: browse_node
- Method: GET
- Relative Path: /v1/catalog/nodes/pattern%3Apublic-media-library
- Parameters: { "nodeId": "pattern:public-media-library" }
- Requires Authentication: false
- Browse Deploy web app
- Operation ID: browse_node
- Method: GET
- Relative Path: /v1/catalog/nodes/intent%3Adeploy-web-app
- Parameters: { "nodeId": "intent:deploy-web-app" }
- Requires Authentication: false