Create a Task Pipeline to Build Your Next app Before Serving it

All Next.js projects usually come with these package.json scripts:

package.json
{
    ...
    "scripts": {
        ...
        "build": "next build",
        "start": "next start"
    }
}

Running next start will only work if the .next folder is present in the project's root. This folder is created when running next build.

This is a very simple use case of a task pipeline, which defines dependencies among tasks.

In this lesson we're going to create a simple task pipeline such that whenever you run next start, Nx will automatically run next build (or restore it from the cache).

Relevant Links

Defining a Task Pipeline