Nuxt je meta-framework za Vue (ekvivalent Next.js-a za React). Dodaja server-side rendering (SSR), usmerjanje na osnovi datotek in celovite mogočnosti polnega stack-a na Vue — transformira Vue iz knjižnice na strani odjemalca v popoln aplikacijski framework.
Temeljni problem, ki ga SSR rešuje
Plain Vue SPA: server sends an empty <div id="app"></div> + JS bundle
→ browser downloads JS, runs Vue, THEN renders content
→ slow first paint, and crawlers may see a blank page (bad SEO)
Nuxt SSR: server renders the full HTML and sends it ready-to-view
→ fast first paint, content visible immediately, great SEO
→ Vue then "hydrates" it to make it interactive
