Downloaded my project as zip, pushed to GitHub, connected Netlify. Build log: But in Bolt the app runs and I never saw any of these.

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Exported Bolt project fails on Netlify, but runs fine inside Bolt

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Downloaded my project as zip, pushed to GitHub, connected Netlify. Build log:

$ tsc -b && vite build
src/pages/Admin.tsx(12,10): error TS6133: 'useEffect' is declared but its value is never read.
src/lib/api.ts(88,3): error TS2345: Argument of type 'number' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.
... 23 more
Build script returned non-zero exit code: 2

But in Bolt the app runs and I never saw any of these.

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Set NODE_VERSION=20 on Netlify because a blog said so. Didn't change anything.

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Does npm run build pass when you run it in Bolt's terminal? rafa_dev last month · edited

same errors there. never ran it before honestly coop_builds last month · edited

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rafa_devlast month · edited

Bolt's preview runs the dev server, which strips types without checking them. Netlify runs the build script, which starts with tsc -b and fails on any type error. So these errors were always there, you just never ran the build.

Order of work:

Run npm run build locally (or in Bolt's terminal) so you see the same list.
TS6133 (unused imports): harmless, delete the imports. Or set "noUnusedLocals": false in tsconfig.app.json if there are many.
TS2345 and friends: real bugs, fix them. api.ts:88 passing a number where a string is expected will bite you at runtime.

Don't "fix" it by changing the build script to only vite build. It works, but you're shipping the bugs.

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Fixed all 25. Two of them were actual bugs in the admin page, so thanks for the warning coop_builds last month · edited

The dev vs build difference explained a lot for me too thiago_n 4 weeks ago · edited

katja_slast month · edited

Make the build part of your routine: run npm run build before every push, or add a small GitHub Action that runs it on each pull request. Then Netlify is never the first to tell you.

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added the action, it already caught one thing coop_builds last month · edited

priscila_mlast month · edited

Also check your env vars on Netlify. Bolt's .env isn't in the zip, so after the build passes you'll get a blank site if VITE_ variables aren't set in Netlify's settings.

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