Error on server this distDIr

[ShintaroNippon]

./next-express-bootstrap-boilerplate
/snapshot/frontend/node_modules/next-server/dist/server/next-server.js:271
throw new Error(Could not find a valid build in the '${this.distDir}' directory! Try building your app with 'next build' before starting the server.);

[ShintaroNippon]

i solve the issue copying the .next folder to inside of ./dist created by npm run dist

it makes sense ?

thanks in advance

[ShintaroNippon]

Im using this boilerplate

https://github.com/MustansirZia/next-express-bootstrap-boilerplate

i had to copy what is inside of app to outside...

thanks

[fabkoh]

@ShintaroNippon , I am having the same issue. Did the workaround pose any problems during deployment?