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# Run Your Project in Production Mode Locally

## Step 5 - Running in Production Mode

Running your project in production mode is essential to simulate the behavior of your application in a real-world environment. This allows you to experience how it performs when fully optimized for speed, resource efficiency, and user experience, providing a more accurate understanding of what your live users will experience.

To run your app in production mode locally, use the following command:

```bash
npm run start <app-name>
```

For example:

```bash
npm run start startupstarterkits.com
```

This command triggers a build using @nx/next:build with production-level optimizations enabled, such as:

• **Minification of JavaScript and CSS** for faster loading times.

• **Tree-shaking** to eliminate unused code, reducing bundle size.

• **Code splitting** to load parts of the app on-demand rather than all at once.

• **Static optimization** for pages that can be pre-rendered, speeding up load times.

By running the project locally in production mode, you can catch any performance bottlenecks, configuration issues, or build-related errors before deployment. This ensures that your application is optimized for real-world use, minimizing potential issues in the production environment.

Running in production mode locally is a critical step in your development workflow to ensure that your application runs smoothly, performs efficiently, and is ready for deployment to live users.