Getting Started with Next.js and Vercel

Next.js is a framework, created by Vercel, for creating production-ready and lightning fast React apps with a lot of handy features built-in.

In this guide, you will learn how to create and deploy a Next.js app with Vercel.

Step 1: Set Up Your Next.js Project

The first step in setting up your new Next.js project is to generate it with create-next-app:

npm init next-app my-next-app && cd my-next-app

Initializing a Next.js project with create-next-app and npm, then moving into the project directory.

Step 2: Deploying Your Next.js Project with Vercel

To deploy your Next.js app with a Vercel for Git, make sure it has been pushed to a Git repository.

Import the project into Vercel using your Git of choice:

After your project has been imported, all subsequent pushes to branches will generate Preview Deployments, and all changes made to the Production Branch (commonly "main") will result in a Production Deployment.

Once deployed, you will get a URL to see your app live, such as the following: https://nextjs.now-examples.now.sh

Set up a Next.js app with a few clicks using the Deploy button, and create a Git repository for it in the process for automatic deployments for your updates.