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Documentation about using Vike with Deno.

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Deno is a runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript that uses V8 and is built in Rust. It supports zero config TypeScript and has broad npm compatibility.

package.json

Without package.json

If you don't want to define a package.json file, you can use the npm: specifier.

// vite.config.js
 
import { defineConfig } from 'npm:vite'
import vike from 'npm:vike@latest/plugin'
 
export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vike()]
})

// vite.config.ts
 
import { defineConfig } from 'npm:vite'
import vike from 'npm:vike@latest/plugin'
 
export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vike()]
})

With package.json

If you are porting from a Node.js project, you likely already have a package.json file. If you create a new project we suggest creating a minimal one like this:

// package.json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "vite": "latest",
    "vike": "latest"
  }
}

// vite.config.js
 
import { defineConfig } from 'vite' // The npm: prefix isn't required
import vike from 'vike/plugin'
 
export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vike()]
})

// vite.config.ts
 
import { defineConfig } from 'vite' // The npm: prefix isn't required
import vike from 'vike/plugin'
 
export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vike()]
})

You can omit the npm: prefix throughout your project.

Don't use any package manager — let Deno handle your dependencies. See also: Deno > Fundamentals > Importing third party modules and libraries Jump to heading.

Deno flags

Since Deno handles your dependencies, add the --node-modules-dir flag to Deno commands.

// deno.json
{
  "tasks": {
    "dev": "deno run --allow-all --node-modules-dir npm:vike dev",
    "build": "deno run --allow-all --node-modules-dir npm:vike build",
    "preview": "deno run --allow-all --node-modules-dir npm:vike preview",
    "prod": "deno task build && deno task preview"
  },
}

You can now run following commands:

• deno task dev to start a development server
• deno task build to build the project
• deno task preview to preview a production build
• deno task prod to build and preview the project

Examples

• 2025.10 GitHub > richard-unterberg/deno-vike-react

  Vike and vike-react with Deno

• 2023.04 GitHub > brillout/vps-deno

  vite-plugin-ssr was the previous name of Vike.