How does Nuxt.js handle edge rendering?
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Edge rendering means running the Nuxt server at CDN edge nodes worldwide, closer to users, for minimal latency. Nitro's universal build target enables this — by setting nitro: { preset: 'cloudflare-pages' } or 'vercel-edge', Nuxt compiles the entire server (SSR logic, API routes, middleware) into a format compatible with the V8 Isolates environment used by Cloudflare Workers and Vercel Edge Runtime. Edge environments have limitations: no native Node.js modules (no fs, crypto), restricted cold start budget, and limited memory. Nuxt abstracts most of these differences, but database connections must use HTTP-based edge-compatible clients (Turso libSQL, Neon serverless driver, Upstash Redis). Edge rendering is ideal for personalized content that needs SSR with global low latency.
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