diff --git a/packages/vike-node/src/plugin/index.ts b/packages/vike-node/src/plugin/index.ts
index ec3083f..a2ba709 100644
--- a/packages/vike-node/src/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vike-node/src/plugin/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 export { vikeNode, vikeNode as default }
 
+import pc from '@brillout/picocolors'
 import { globalStore } from '../runtime/globalStore.js'
 import type { ConfigVikeNodePlugin } from '../types.js'
+import { assertUsage } from '../utils/assert.js'
 import { commonConfig } from './plugins/commonConfig.js'
 import { devServerPlugin } from './plugins/devServerPlugin.js'
 import { edgePlugin } from './plugins/edgePlugin.js'
@@ -12,11 +14,19 @@ globalStore.isDev = true
 
 function vikeNode(config: ConfigVikeNodePlugin) {
   return [
-    //
     commonConfig(config),
     serverEntryPlugin(),
     devServerPlugin(),
     standalonePlugin(),
-    edgePlugin()
+    edgePlugin(),
+    {
+      name: 'vike-node:forbid-vite-preview-command',
+      configurePreviewServer() {
+        assertUsage(
+          false,
+          `${pc.cyan('$ vite preview')} isn't supported: directly execute the server production entry (for example ${pc.cyan('$ node dist/server/index.mjs')}) instead.`
+        )
+      }
+    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/vike-node/src/utils/assert.ts b/packages/vike-node/src/utils/assert.ts
index 3d74a2d..884698c 100644
--- a/packages/vike-node/src/utils/assert.ts
+++ b/packages/vike-node/src/utils/assert.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ function assert(condition: unknown): asserts condition {
 
 function assertUsage(condition: unknown, message: string): asserts condition {
   if (condition) return
-  throw new Error(`[vike-node] wrong usage: ${message}`)
+  throw new Error(`[vike-node][Wrong Usage] ${message}`)
 }