Deploying Next.js apps to Netlify

This post covers the main notes for deploying to Netlify and domain setup.

Prerequisites

• Next.js app bootstrapped

Deployment

Add a new site, import the Git repository, set up environment variables, and trigger the deployment.

The deployed project will be available at the <PROJECT_NAME>.netlify.app URL.

The deployment happens every time new changes are pushed to the production branch.

Preview will be available for every pull request commit.

DNS setup

A purchased domain is needed. You can buy it at Namecheap website.

Add a domain at the Site settings → Domain management → Domains page.

Go to Account → Dashboard → Manage → Advanced DNS page for the purchased domain on the Namecheap website. Create two records

• A record with @ host to point to Netlify server IP address with the specified value (75.2.60.5)
• CNAME record with www host to point to Netlify load balancer with the specified value (apex-loadbalancer.netlify.com)

It might take some time for the changes to apply.

Boilerplate

Here is the link to the boilerplate I use for the development.