Quasar CLI selects the SSR build target through the mode argument passed to quasar dev and quasar build.

To develop or build an SSR website, first add SSR mode to the Quasar project:

quasar mode add ssr

# or, to skip the webserver prompt (useful for scripts/CI):
quasar mode add ssr --webserver hono # or fastify, express, koa

If you want to jump right in and start developing, you can skip the “quasar mode” command and issue:

quasar dev -m ssr

This will add SSR mode automatically, if it is missing. In a non-interactive environment (such as CI), where the webserver prompt cannot be answered, the Hono webserver is picked automatically.

After you choose Hono, Express, Fastify, or Koa as the webserver, a new folder appears in your project (explained in detail on the Configuring SSR page):