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Create a standalone build of the Medusa application that you can deploy to production.

This creates a build that:

- Doesn't rely on the source TypeScript files.
- Can be copied to a production server reliably.

The build is output to a new `.medusa/server` directory.

```bash
npx medusa build
```

Refer to the [Build Medusa Application](!docs!/learn/build) guide for next steps.

## Options

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      `--admin-only`
      
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      Whether to build only the admin to host it separately. If this option is not passed, the admin is built to the `.medusa/server/public/admin` directory. When this option is passed, the admin is built to the `.medusa/admin` directory instead.
      
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## Build Medusa Admin

By default, the Medusa Admin is built to the `.medusa/server/public/admin` directory.

If you want a separate build to host the admin as a standalone application, such as on Vercel, pass the `--admin-only` option as explained in the [Options](#options) section. This outputs the admin to the `.medusa/admin` directory instead.