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2026-07-28

Getting Started with Next.js

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Getting Started with Next.js

Next.js is a powerful React framework that makes building web applications straightforward.

Key Features

  • Server-side Rendering: Fast initial page loads
  • Static Generation: Pre-render pages at build time
  • API Routes: Build your backend alongside your frontend
  • App Router: File-system based routing with layouts

Quick Start

npx create-next-app@latest my-app --typescript --tailwind
cd my-app
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000 and you're off to the races!

The App Router is the modern way to build Next.js applications. Each folder inside app/ becomes a route, and page.tsx files define the UI for that route.