Example of deployment process which I use in my Nuxt.js projects. I usually have 3 components running per project: admin-panel SPA, nuxt.js renderer and JSON API.
This manual is relevant for VPS such as DigitalOcean.com or Vultr.com. It's easier to use things like Now for deployment but for most cases VPS gives more flexebillity needed for projects bigger than a landing page.
UPD: This manual now compatible with nuxt@2.3. For older versions deployment, see revision history.
Let's assume that you have entered fresh installation of Ubuntu instance via SSH. Let's rock: