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Deploying Next.js Applications - Strategies and Hosting Options

Updated: 01/10/2022

Static Site Hosting

If your Next.js application is built using Static Generation (SSG) or Static Site Generation (SSR), you can host it as a static site. Here are some popular hosting options for static sites:

  • Vercel: Vercel is the recommended hosting platform for Next.js applications. It provides an easy deployment experience with automatic builds and hosting optimized for Next.js applications.
# Using Vercel CLI
npx vercel
  • Netlify: Netlify is another popular hosting platform that supports static site deployments. It offers continuous deployment, custom domains, and many other features.
# Using Netlify CLI
npx netlify deploy

Serverless Hosting

Next.js also supports serverless deployments where your application is run on a serverless platform. Here are some hosting options for serverless deployments:

  • AWS Lambda: AWS Lambda allows you to deploy your Next.js application as a serverless function. You can use services like AWS API Gateway to handle routing and serverless configurations.

  • Google Cloud Functions: Google Cloud Functions is another serverless computing platform that enables you to run your Next.js application as serverless functions. You can use Firebase Hosting for front-end hosting.

# Deploying to Google Cloud Functions
gcloud functions deploy my-nextjs-app \
  --runtime nodejs12 \
  --trigger-http

Containerized Hosting

If you prefer containerized deployments, you can build a Docker image of your Next.js application and deploy it to container platforms like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm. Here's an example using Docker:

# Dockerfile
FROM node:12-alpine

WORKDIR /app

COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
RUN yarn install --production

COPY . .

EXPOSE 3000

CMD ["yarn", "start"]

# Build and run Docker image
docker build -t my-nextjs-app .
docker run -p 3000:3000 my-nextjs-app

Conclusion

Deploying Next.js applications is essential to make them accessible to users. In this blog post, we explored different strategies and hosting options for deploying Next.js applications, including static site hosting, serverless hosting, and containerized hosting.