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Netlify troubleshooting

Fix Netlify Build Command Failed

Netlify build failures often come from the wrong base directory, missing environment variables, or a publish directory mismatch. Verify settings before changing app code.

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Common symptoms

  • Netlify exits with build.command failed.
  • The build cannot find package.json.
  • Deploy succeeds but the site is blank or 404.

What to check first

Platform: Netlify
Error: Build command failed

Netlify build failures often come from the wrong base directory, missing environment variables, or a publish directory mismatch. Verify settings before changing app code.

Step-by-step fix

  1. Check Site configuration ? Build & deploy for Base directory, Build command, and Publish directory.
  2. If the app is in a subfolder, set the base directory instead of running commands from the repo root.
  3. Set environment variables in Netlify and trigger a new deploy.
  4. Match the publish directory to your framework output, such as dist for Vite or build for some React apps.
# netlify.toml example
[build]
  base = "app"
  command = "npm run build"
  publish = "dist"

Common mistake to avoid

Do not set publish to the source folder unless your framework actually outputs static files there.

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