# Ionic Build Command

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-build-command/116518>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [December 27, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-build-command/116518 "2017-12-27T00:59:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ericvalens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@ericvalens](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/ericvalens)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-build-command/116518/1 "2017-12-27T00:59:59Z")

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I recently started an ionic app

when I build, I don’t want to build to a specific platform such as ios or android; just to a website!

where does the build output go to? for instance, the file path location?

thanks!

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**Author:** ![jamesharvey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/jamesharvey/32/116080_2.png) [@jamesharvey](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/jamesharvey)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-build-command/116518/2 "2017-12-27T02:00:48Z")

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If you want to build for a website, try:

`ionic lab`

or

`ionic serve`

They show your app on a browser. If you want to build for website only, then you should study Angular 5, not ionic. Angular & firebase build web applications…

`www.angular.io`

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**Author:** ![ericvalens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@ericvalens](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/ericvalens)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-build-command/116518/3 "2017-12-27T03:42:55Z")

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so, if I do an `ionic build`, I will not see a dist folder being produced? did ionic use to do this? all I need is the location of the dist folder after I perform an ionic build

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**Author:** ![robinyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/robinyo/32/115964_2.png) [@robinyo](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/robinyo)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-build-command/116518/4 "2017-12-27T03:47:04Z")

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`/www` is Ionic’s dist folder

See:

- [https://robferguson.org/blog/2017/11/09/build-a-desktop-application-with-ionic-3-and-electron/](https://robferguson.org/blog/2017/11/09/build-a-desktop-application-with-ionic-3-and-electron/)
- [https://github.com/Robinyo/big-top#command-line-flags](https://github.com/Robinyo/big-top#command-line-flags)

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**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-build-command/116518/5 "2021-07-19T21:57:36Z")

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Closed on July 19, 2021, 9:57pm UTC