0xVolt / learn-next.js

A repository to document learning Next.js, one of the most popular front-end frameworks in JavaScript to build user-interfaces.

Next.js Sample Website Tutorial

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Initial Config

1. Run npx create-next-app@latest ./ to create a new next.js application in the pwd.
2. Install the following dependencies with npm
   1. bcrypt -> Hash passwords.
   2. mongodb and mongoose -> Create and handle databases.
   3. next-auth -> For authentication.
3. Remove everything in app/ and public/.
4. Create new directories/files under the names:
   1. styles/ -> For our new globals.css file.
   2. models/ -> For our mongodb databases.
   3. utils/ -> For utility functions.
   4. .env -> To store sensitive information like API keys in an environment variable.
5. Edit tailwind.config.js to have our custom fonts and colours.
6. Unzip assets such as icons and images into public/assets/.
7. Create globals.css inside styles/.

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Boilerplate README

This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app.

Getting Started

First, run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

You can start editing the page by modifying app/page.js. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.

This project uses next/font to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.

Learn More

To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:

• Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API.
• Learn Next.js - an interactive Next.js tutorial.

You can check out the Next.js GitHub repository - your feedback and contributions are welcome!

Deploy on Vercel

The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Vercel Platform from the creators of Next.js.

Check out our Next.js deployment documentation for more details.