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Nuxt 3 Routing & Middleware Best Practices

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Peter Magdy

22 May 2026 • 4 min read

Nuxt 3 relies on a file-based routing system. When building complex administration dashboards, managing route permissions becomes crucial.

Using Global middleware and custom layout layouts ensures that users can only visit authenticated routes. Make sure to define your middleware in the middleware/ directory and apply it via definePageMeta.