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What is the role of `index.html` in a Vite project?

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In Vite, index.html serves as the entry point and is located in the project root (not in a public folder). Key aspects:

  1. Entry point: Vite uses index.html as the application entry point
  2. Module scripts: Contains <script type="module"> tags to load JavaScript
  3. Template processing: Vite can process the HTML file and inject assets
  4. Development: Served directly during development
  5. Build: Processed and assets are injected during build

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Vite App</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="app"></div>
  <script type="module" src="/src/main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

During build, Vite automatically injects CSS links and updates script paths.

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