diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/internal.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/internal.ts
index 3be0c6d8f..2926e8270 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/internal.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { RenderedChunk } from 'rollup';
+import type { OutputChunk, RenderedChunk } from 'rollup';
 import type { PageBuildData, ViteID } from './types';
 
 import { prependForwardSlash } from '../path.js';
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export interface BuildInternals {
 	 * These will be used as the top-level entrypoints for the client build.
 	 */
 	discoveredScripts: Set<string>;
+
+	// A list of all static files created during the build. Used for SSR.
+	staticFiles: Set<string>;
+	// The SSR entry chunk. Kept in internals to share between ssr/client build steps
+	ssrEntryChunk?: OutputChunk;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ export function createBuildInternals(): BuildInternals {
 		discoveredHydratedComponents: new Set(),
 		discoveredClientOnlyComponents: new Set(),
 		discoveredScripts: new Set(),
+		staticFiles: new Set(),
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
index 3bcc5f0f9..01cbe2d5d 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import * as vite from 'vite';
 import {
 	BuildInternals,
 	createBuildInternals,
-	trackClientOnlyPageDatas,
 } from '../../core/build/internal.js';
 import { prependForwardSlash } from '../../core/path.js';
 import { emptyDir, removeDir } from '../../core/util.js';
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ import { getTimeStat } from './util.js';
 import { vitePluginHoistedScripts } from './vite-plugin-hoisted-scripts.js';
 import { vitePluginInternals } from './vite-plugin-internals.js';
 import { vitePluginPages } from './vite-plugin-pages.js';
-import { vitePluginSSR } from './vite-plugin-ssr.js';
+import { vitePluginSSR, vitePluginSSRInject } from './vite-plugin-ssr.js';
 import { vitePluginAnalyzer } from './vite-plugin-analyzer.js';
 
 export async function staticBuild(opts: StaticBuildOptions) {
@@ -220,6 +219,8 @@ async function clientBuild(
 				target: 'client',
 			}),
 			...(viteConfig.plugins || []),
+			// SSR needs to be last
+			isBuildingToSSR(opts.astroConfig) && vitePluginSSRInject(opts, internals),
 		],
 		publicDir: viteConfig.publicDir,
 		root: viteConfig.root,
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts
index a7cd3ef4c..d42f738c3 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/vite-plugin-ssr.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { pagesVirtualModuleId } from '../app/index.js';
 import { serializeRouteData } from '../routing/index.js';
 import { addRollupInput } from './add-rollup-input.js';
 import { eachPageData } from './internal.js';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 
 export const virtualModuleId = '@astrojs-ssr-virtual-entry';
 const resolvedVirtualModuleId = '\0' + virtualModuleId;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ if(_start in adapter) {
 			return void 0;
 		},
 		async generateBundle(_opts, bundle) {
-			const staticFiles = new Set(
+			internals.staticFiles = new Set(
 				await glob('**/*', {
 					cwd: fileURLToPath(buildOpts.buildConfig.client),
 				})
@@ -78,28 +79,50 @@ if(_start in adapter) {
 			// Add assets from this SSR chunk as well.
 			for (const [_chunkName, chunk] of Object.entries(bundle)) {
 				if (chunk.type === 'asset') {
-					staticFiles.add(chunk.fileName);
+					internals.staticFiles.add(chunk.fileName);
 				}
 			}
-
-			const manifest = buildManifest(buildOpts, internals, Array.from(staticFiles));
-			await runHookBuildSsr({ config: buildOpts.astroConfig, manifest });
-
-			for (const [_chunkName, chunk] of Object.entries(bundle)) {
+		
+			for (const [chunkName, chunk] of Object.entries(bundle)) {
 				if (chunk.type === 'asset') {
 					continue;
 				}
 				if (chunk.modules[resolvedVirtualModuleId]) {
-					const code = chunk.code;
-					chunk.code = code.replace(replaceExp, () => {
-						return JSON.stringify(manifest);
-					});
+					internals.ssrEntryChunk = chunk;
+					delete bundle[chunkName];
 				}
 			}
 		},
 	};
 }
 
+export function vitePluginSSRInject(
+	buildOpts: StaticBuildOptions,
+	internals: BuildInternals,
+): VitePlugin {
+	return {
+		name: '@astrojs/vite-plugin-astro-ssr-inject',
+		async writeBundle(opts, bundle) {
+			if(!internals.ssrEntryChunk) {
+				throw new Error(`Did not generate an entry chunk for SSR`);
+			}
+
+			const staticFiles = internals.staticFiles;
+			const manifest = buildManifest(buildOpts, internals, Array.from(staticFiles));
+			await runHookBuildSsr({ config: buildOpts.astroConfig, manifest });
+
+			const chunk = internals.ssrEntryChunk;
+			const code = chunk.code;
+			chunk.code = code.replace(replaceExp, () => {
+				return JSON.stringify(manifest);
+			});
+			const serverEntryURL = new URL(buildOpts.buildConfig.serverEntry, buildOpts.buildConfig.server);
+			await fs.promises.mkdir(new URL('./', serverEntryURL), { recursive: true });
+			await fs.promises.writeFile(serverEntryURL, chunk.code, 'utf-8');
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 function buildManifest(
 	opts: StaticBuildOptions,
 	internals: BuildInternals,