diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e9bd5c8..f71faa25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 dist
 node_modules
 TODOs.md
-.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode
+.idea
diff --git a/docs/guide/deploy.md b/docs/guide/deploy.md
index 4221893c..9c884e5f 100644
--- a/docs/guide/deploy.md
+++ b/docs/guide/deploy.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ deploy:
 
    If you are deploying to `https://<USERNAME or GROUP>.gitlab.io/<REPO>/`, for example your repository is at `https://gitlab.com/<USERNAME>/<REPO>`, then set `base` to `'/<REPO>/'`.
 
-2. Set `dest` in `.vitepress/config.js` to `public`.
+2. Set `outDir` in `.vitepress/config.js` to `../public`.
 
 3. Create a file called `.gitlab-ci.yml` in the root of your project with the content below. This will build and deploy your site whenever you make changes to your content:
 
diff --git a/src/node/config.ts b/src/node/config.ts
index dc30312d..3080395d 100644
--- a/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/src/node/config.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export interface UserConfig<ThemeConfig = any> {
   locales?: Record<string, LocaleConfig>
   markdown?: MarkdownOptions
   /**
-   * Opitons to pass on to `@vitejs/plugin-vue`
+   * Options to pass on to `@vitejs/plugin-vue`
    */
   vue?: VuePluginOptions
   /**
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export interface UserConfig<ThemeConfig = any> {
 
   srcDir?: string
   srcExclude?: string[]
+  outDir?: string
   shouldPreload?: (link: string, page: string) => boolean
 
   /**
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
   const [userConfig, configPath] = await resolveUserConfig(root, command, mode)
   const site = await resolveSiteData(root, userConfig)
   const srcDir = path.resolve(root, userConfig.srcDir || '.')
+  const outDir = userConfig.outDir ? path.resolve(root, userConfig.outDir) : resolve(root, 'dist')
 
   // resolve theme path
   const userThemeDir = resolve(root, 'theme')
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
     themeDir,
     pages,
     configPath,
-    outDir: resolve(root, 'dist'),
+    outDir,
     tempDir: resolve(root, '.tmp'),
     markdown: userConfig.markdown,
     alias: resolveAliases(themeDir),