Part 01: Creating App – Building a Modern Blog App with Next.js, TypeScript, and Chakra UI – Shots

Are you ready to build a modern blog app using Next.js, TypeScript, and Chakra UI? In this series of tutorials, we will walk you through the process of creating a sleek and functional blog application that will impress your users.

Why use Next.js, TypeScript, and Chakra UI?

Next.js is a popular React framework that provides server-side rendering and other performance optimizations out of the box. TypeScript adds static type checking to your codebase, making it easier to catch bugs early and improve code quality. Chakra UI is a simple and modular component library for React that makes it easy to build beautiful and accessible user interfaces.

Getting Started

Before we dive into the actual coding, make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine. You can check if you have these installed by running the following commands in your terminal:


node -v
npm -v


Creating a New Next.js Project

To create a new Next.js project, run the following command in your terminal:


npx create-next-app@11 my-blog


This will create a new Next.js project in a folder called “my-blog”. Navigate into the project folder using the following command:


cd my-blog


Adding TypeScript Support

Next.js has built-in support for TypeScript. To enable TypeScript in your project, simply rename the files under the “pages” directory from .js to .tsx.

Installing Chakra UI

To add Chakra UI to your project, run the following command in your terminal:


npm install @chakra-ui/react @emotion/react @emotion/styled framer-motion


Conclusion

Now that you have set up your project with Next.js, TypeScript, and Chakra UI, you are ready to start building your modern blog app. Stay tuned for the next part of this series, where we will cover how to create and style the main layout of the blog.