diff --git a/examples/vercel/.gitignore b/examples/vercel/.gitignore
index 8cf80cd..553dd86 100644
--- a/examples/vercel/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/vercel/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ dist/
 # OS
 .DS_Store
 .vercel
+public
diff --git a/src/client-build.ts b/src/client-build.ts
index 10d129b..0f0605b 100644
--- a/src/client-build.ts
+++ b/src/client-build.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
-import path from 'path'
-import type { Plugin, UserConfig } from 'vite'
+import type { Plugin, UserConfig } from "vite";
 
 export interface ClientBuildOptions {
-  outDir?: string
+	outDir?: string; // Client output directory
+	emptyOutDir?: boolean; // Whether to empty the output directory before build
 }
 
-export const defaultClientBuildOptions: Required<ClientBuildOptions> = {
-  outDir: 'dist',
-}
+export const defaultClientBuildOptions: Partial<ClientBuildOptions> = {
+	outDir: "public",
+	emptyOutDir: true,
+};
 
 export function clientBuild(options?: ClientBuildOptions): Plugin {
-  const mergedOptions = { ...defaultClientBuildOptions, ...options }
-
-  return {
-    name: 'vite-plugin-srvx-client-build',
+	const mergedOptions = { ...defaultClientBuildOptions, ...options };
 
-    // Only apply during client builds (not server builds)
-    apply(_config, { command, mode }) {
-      return command === 'build' && mode !== 'server'
-    },
+	return {
+		name: "vite-plugin-srvx-client-build",
 
-    config(): UserConfig {
-      // Output to 'dist/public' (or custom outDir/public)
-      const clientOutDir = path.join(mergedOptions.outDir, 'public')
+		// Only apply during client builds (not server builds)
+		apply(_config, { command, mode }) {
+			return command === "build" && mode !== "server";
+		},
 
-      return {
-        build: {
-          outDir: clientOutDir,
-        },
-      }
-    },
-  }
+		config(): UserConfig {
+			return {
+				build: {
+					outDir: mergedOptions.outDir,
+					emptyOutDir: mergedOptions.emptyOutDir,
+				},
+			};
+		},
+	};
 }
diff --git a/src/srvx.ts b/src/srvx.ts
index 88417cd..62b1f11 100644
--- a/src/srvx.ts
+++ b/src/srvx.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ export interface SrvxOptions extends DevServerOptions {
 	outDir?: string;
 	serverOutFile?: string;
 	framework?: "vercel"; // Target framework for deployment
+	// Client build options
+	clientOutDir?: string; // Client output directory (default: "public")
+	clientEmptyOutDir?: boolean; // Whether to empty the client output directory before build (default: true)
 }
 
 export const defaultSrvxOptions: Partial<SrvxOptions> = {
 	entry: "./src/server.ts",
 	outDir: "dist",
+	clientOutDir: "public",
 	serverOutFile: "server.js",
 };
 
@@ -30,7 +34,8 @@ export function srvx(options?: SrvxOptions): Plugin[] {
 
 		// Client build plugin
 		clientBuild({
-			outDir: mergedOptions.outDir,
+			outDir: mergedOptions.clientOutDir,
+			emptyOutDir: mergedOptions.clientEmptyOutDir,
 		}),
 
 		// Server build plugin