---
title: "Manual Setup"
description: "Learn how to manually set up Sentry in your Nuxt app and capture your first errors."
url: https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup/
---

# Manual Setup | Sentry for Nuxt

Looking for automatic setup with `sentry init` or the Nuxt wizard? Follow the [Nuxt quickstart](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt.md) instead. Continue with this guide to set up Sentry manually.

## [Prerequisites](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#prerequisites)

You need:

* A Sentry [account](https://sentry.io/signup/) and [project](https://docs.sentry.io/product/projects.md)
* Your application up and running
* Nuxt version `3.7.0` or above (`3.14.0`+ recommended)

Are you using Nuxt version < 3.14.0?

Add the following overrides:

```json
"overrides": {
  "ofetch": "^1.4.0",
  "@vercel/nft": "^0.27.4"
}
```

*Other available variations of the above snippet: yarn, pnpm*

## [Install](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#install)

Choose the features you want to configure, and this guide will show you how:

Error Monitoring\[ ]Tracing\[ ]Session Replay\[ ]User Feedback

Want to learn more about these features?

* [**Issues**](https://docs.sentry.io/product/issues.md) (always enabled): Sentry's core error monitoring product that automatically reports errors, uncaught exceptions, and unhandled rejections. If you have something that looks like an exception, Sentry can capture it.
* [**Tracing**](https://docs.sentry.io/product/tracing.md): Track software performance while seeing the impact of errors across multiple systems. For example, distributed tracing allows you to follow a request from the frontend to the backend and back.
* [**Session Replay**](https://docs.sentry.io/product/session-replay/web.md): Get to the root cause of an issue faster by viewing a video-like reproduction of what was happening in the user's browser before, during, and after the problem.
* [**Logs**](https://docs.sentry.io/product/logs.md): Centralize and analyze your application logs to correlate them with errors and performance issues. Search, filter, and visualize log data to understand what's happening in your applications.
* [**User Feedback**](https://docs.sentry.io/product/user-feedback.md): Collect feedback directly from users when they encounter errors, allowing them to describe what happened and provide context that helps you understand and resolve issues faster.

### [Install the Sentry SDK](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#install-the-sentry-sdk)

Run the command for your preferred package manager to add the Sentry SDK to your application:

```bash
npm install @sentry/nuxt --save
```

*Other available variations of the above snippet: yarn, pnpm*

## [Configure](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#configure)

### [Apply Instrumentation to Your App](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#apply-instrumentation-to-your-app)

Add the Sentry Nuxt module to your `nuxt.config.ts` file:

```javascript
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: ["@sentry/nuxt/module"],
});
```

### [Configure Client-Side Sentry](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#configure-client-side-sentry)

Add a `sentry.client.config.ts` file to the root of your project (this is probably the same level as the `package.json`). In this file, import and initialize Sentry, specifying any SDK options for the client:

```javascript
import * as Sentry from "@sentry/nuxt";

Sentry.init({
  // If set up, you can use the Nuxt runtime config here
  // dsn: useRuntimeConfig().public.sentry.dsn
  // modify depending on your custom runtime config
  dsn: "https://<key>@o<orgId>.ingest.sentry.io/<projectId>",

  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_START___ session-replay

  // Replay may only be enabled for the client-side
  integrations: [
    Sentry.replayIntegration(),
    // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_START___ user-feedback
    Sentry.feedbackIntegration({
      // Additional SDK configuration goes in here, for example:
      colorScheme: "system",
    }),
    // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_END___ user-feedback
  ],
  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_END___ session-replay
  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_START___ performance

  // Set tracesSampleRate to 1.0 to capture 100%
  // of transactions for tracing.
  // We recommend adjusting this value in production
  // Learn more at
  // https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/configuration/options/#traces-sample-rate
  tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_END___ performance
  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_START___ session-replay

  // Capture Replay for 10% of all sessions,
  // plus for 100% of sessions with an error
  // Learn more at
  // https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/session-replay/configuration/#general-integration-configuration
  replaysSessionSampleRate: 0.1,
  replaysOnErrorSampleRate: 1.0,
  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_END___ session-replay
});
```

We recommend you store your Sentry [Data Source Name](https://docs.sentry.io/concepts/key-terms/dsn-explainer.md) (DSN) in an environment variable and configure it via the Nuxt runtime config.

This allows you to access the DSN using `useRuntimeConfig().public.sentry.dsn`.

```javascript
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: ["@sentry/nuxt/module"],
  runtimeConfig: {
    public: {
      sentry: {
        dsn: process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN, // Use a public environment variable for the DSN
      },
    },
  },
});
```

### [Configure Server-Side Sentry](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#configure-server-side-sentry)

Add a `sentry.server.config.ts` file to the root of your project and initialize Sentry in it.

We recommend you store your Sentry [Data Source Name](https://docs.sentry.io/concepts/key-terms/dsn-explainer.md) (DSN) in an environment variable.

```javascript
import * as Sentry from "@sentry/nuxt";

Sentry.init({
  dsn: "https://<key>@o<orgId>.ingest.sentry.io/<projectId>",
  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_START___ performance

  // Set tracesSampleRate to 1.0 to capture 100%
  // of transactions for tracing.
  // We recommend adjusting this value in production
  // Learn more at
  // https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/configuration/options/#traces-sample-rate
  tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
  // ___PRODUCT_OPTION_END___ performance
});
```

How to access environment variables in sentry.server.config.ts

Since Sentry on the server side needs to be loaded before `useRuntimeConfig()` is fully available, environment variables are only accessible via `process.env`. To make sure your environment variables are available, use one of these methods:

Load environment variables from your `.env` file when starting the server:

```bash
node --env-file=.env .output/server/index.mjs
```

or use the `dotenv` package:

```javascript
import dotenv from "dotenv";

dotenv.config();

// ... rest of the file
```

**Sentry's server-side monitoring doesn't work in development mode**. To enable it, you first need to build your application and then load the Sentry server-side config using the `--import` flag when running your application.

Check out the [`--import` CLI flag](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/install/cli-import.md) docs for setup instructions.

```bash
# Start your app after building your project with `nuxi build`
node --import ./.output/server/sentry.server.config.mjs .output/server/index.mjs
```

### [Add Readable Stack Traces With Source Maps (Optional)](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#add-readable-stack-traces-with-source-maps-optional)

To upload source maps for clear error stack traces, add your Sentry auth token, organization, and project slugs in the `sentry` options inside your configuration file:

These `sentry` options only affect the **build time** of the SDK.

```javascript
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: ["@sentry/nuxt/module"],
  sentry: {
    org: "<your-org-slug>",
    project: "<your-project-slug>",
    // store your auth token in an environment variable
    authToken: process.env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN,
  },
});
```

To keep your auth token secure, always store it in an environment variable instead of directly in your files:

```bash
SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN=<your-sentry-auth-token>
```

#### [Enable Client-Side Source Maps](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#enable-client-side-source-maps)

While Nuxt generates source maps on the server side by default, you need to explicitly enable client-side source maps in your Nuxt configuration.

The `hidden` option enables source map generation while preventing source map reference comments that would normally appear at the end of each generated file in the build output.

```javascript
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  sourcemap: { client: "hidden" },
});
```

### [Avoid Ad Blockers With Tunneling (Optional)](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#avoid-ad-blockers-with-tunneling-optional)

You can prevent ad blockers from blocking Sentry events using tunneling. Use the `tunnel` option in `Sentry.init` to add an API endpoint in your application that forwards Sentry events to Sentry servers.

This will send all events to the `tunnel` endpoint. However, the events need to be parsed and redirected to Sentry, so you'll need to do additional configuration on the server. You can find a detailed explanation on how to do this on our [Troubleshooting page](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/troubleshooting.md#using-the-tunnel-option).

```javascript
Sentry.init({
  dsn: "https://<key>@o<orgId>.ingest.sentry.io/<projectId>",
  tunnel: "/tunnel",
});
```

### [Control the Data You Send to Sentry (Optional)](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#control-the-data-you-send-to-sentry-optional)

By default, the SDK sends user identity data (IP address, ID, and similar) and other data like HTTP bodies and URL query parameters. This will give you rich debugging context.

The SDK always filters sensitive values whose keys match a built-in denylist, such as `auth` or `password`, and sends `[Filtered]` instead.

To send less data, turn off the categories you don't need in the `dataCollection` option. For the full list of categories and their defaults, [see the `dataCollection` options](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/configuration/options.md#dataCollection).

```javascript
Sentry.init({
  dsn: "https://<key>@o<orgId>.ingest.sentry.io/<projectId>",
  dataCollection: {
    userInfo: false,
    // other categories
  },
});
```

## [Verify Your Setup](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#verify-your-setup)

Let's test your setup and confirm that Sentry is working correctly and sending data to your Sentry project.

### [Issues](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#issues)

To verify that Sentry captures errors and creates issues in your Sentry project, create a test page with a button.

##### Important

Errors triggered from within your browser's developer tools (like the browser console) are sandboxed, so they will not trigger Sentry's error monitoring.

```html
<script setup>
  import * as Sentry from "@sentry/nuxt";

  function triggerClientError() {
    throw new Error("Nuxt Button Error");
  }
</script>

<template>
  <button id="errorBtn" @click="triggerClientError">
    Throw Client Error
  </button>
</template>
```

### [Tracing](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#tracing)

To test tracing, create a test API route `server/api/sentry-example.get.ts`:

```js
export default defineEventHandler((event) => {
  throw new Error("Sentry Example API Route Error");
});
```

Then update the test page by including a new button that executes a function to fetch your API route:

```html
<script setup>
  import * as Sentry from "@sentry/nuxt";

  function triggerClientError() {
    throw new Error("Nuxt Button Error");
  }

  function getSentryData() {
    Sentry.startSpan(
      {
        name: "Example Frontend Span",
        op: "test",
      },
      async () => {
        await $fetch("/api/sentry-example");
      },
    );
  }
</script>

<template>
  <button id="errorBtn" @click="triggerClientError">
    Throw Client Error
  </button>
  <button type="button" @click="getSentryData">Throw Server Error</button>
</template>
```

### [Logs](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#logs)

To verify that Sentry catches your logs, add some log statements to your application:

```javascript
Sentry.logger.info("User example action completed");

Sentry.logger.warn("Slow operation detected", {
  operation: "data_fetch",
  duration: 3500,
});

Sentry.logger.error("Validation failed", {
  field: "email",
  reason: "Invalid email",
});
```

Once you have your test code in place, open the page in a browser and click the button to trigger an error.

Once you have your test code in place, you need to build your project since Sentry's **server-side monitoring doesn't work in development** mode.

Then start your app and make sure to load Sentry on the server side by explicitly adding the Sentry server config in the build output via [`--import`](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/install/cli-import.md).

After running your project, open your test page in a browser and click the buttons.

### [View Captured Data in Sentry](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#view-captured-data-in-sentry)

Now, head over to your project on [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io) to view the collected data (it takes a couple of moments for the data to appear).

Need help locating the captured errors in your Sentry project?

* Open the [**Issues**](https://sentry.io/orgredirect/organizations/:orgslug/issues/) page and select an error from the issues list to view the full details and context of this error. For more details, see the [Issue Details documentation](https://docs.sentry.io/product/issues/issue-details.md).
* Open the [**Traces**](https://sentry.io/orgredirect/organizations/:orgslug/explore/traces/) page and select a trace to reveal more information about each span, its duration, and any errors. For an interactive UI walkthrough, click [here](https://docs.sentry.io/product/sentry-basics/getting-started-tutorial/generate-first-error.md#ui-walkthrough).
* Open the [**Replays**](https://sentry.io/orgredirect/organizations/:orgslug/replays/) page and select an entry from the list to get a detailed view where you can replay the interaction and get more information to help you troubleshoot.
* Open the [**Logs**](https://sentry.io/orgredirect/organizations/:orgslug/explore/logs/) page and filter by service, environment, or search keywords to view log entries from your application. For an interactive UI walkthrough, click [here](https://docs.sentry.io/product/logs.md#overview).
* Open the [**User Feedback**](https://sentry.io/orgredirect/organizations/:orgslug/feedback/) page and click on individual feedback to see more details all in one view. For more information, click [here](https://docs.sentry.io/product/user-feedback.md).

## [Next Steps](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/manual-setup.md#next-steps)

At this point, you should have integrated Sentry into your Nuxt application and should already be sending data to your Sentry project.

Now's a good time to customize your setup and look into more advanced topics. Our next recommended steps for you are:

* Explore [practical guides](https://docs.sentry.io/get-started/guides.md) on what to monitor, log, track, and investigate after setup
* Learn how to [manually capture errors](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/usage.md)
* Continue to [customize your configuration](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/configuration.md)
* Get familiar with [Sentry's product features](https://docs.sentry.io/product.md) like tracing, insights, and alerts
* Learn how to [track your Vue components or your Pinia store](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/features.md)
* Learn how to [add support for different Nitro deployment presets](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/features/nitro-deployment-presets.md) (like Cloudflare)

Are you having problems setting up the SDK?

* If you encountered issues with setting up Sentry manually, [try our installation wizard](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt.md)
* Find various support topics in [troubleshooting](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/troubleshooting.md)
* Review alternative [installation methods](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nuxt/install.md)
* [Get support](https://www.sentry.help/en/)