This article explains how to resolve the 'Vite manifest not found' error encountered when deploying a project in Laravel.

Full Error Message

Vite manifest not found at: /var/www/html/laravel-docker/src/public/build/manifest.json

Solution

You can resolve this by building with Vite.

Development Environment

npm run dev

Production Environment

npm run build

Explanation

By running these commands, the development environment will stop referencing manifest.json, and in the production environment, manifest.json will be generated, resolving this error.

In the project code, you might see something like this in files such as resources/views/app.blade.php:

@vite(['resources/js/app.js', "resources/js/Pages/{$page['component']}.vue"])

This part's output changes depending on whether you run npm run dev or npm run build.

That’s the solution for this issue.

The following is for those who need more detailed instructions.

If Node.js is Not Installed

Checking Node.js Version

node -v

Checking npm Version

npm -v

How to Install Node

When Using Docker for Environment Setup

In the Laravel project container's Dockerfile, add Node and rebuild.

FROM php:8.3-fpm
~~omitted~~
RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | bash -
RUN apt-get install -y nodejs

docker compose down
docker compose up -d --build

→ How to Set Up Laravel 11 Development Environment Using Docker【with Video】

In Production Environment

For example, with Amazon Linux 2023, installing via NVM can be convenient.

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc
nvm install --lts

→ How to Deploy Laravel Project to AWS EC2【Amazon Linux 2023 Edition】

Conclusion

I’ve included a brief example of how to install Node.js. The best approach will vary depending on your environment, but I hope this helps as a reference.