Build and Deploy animated Portfolio Website with Next.js and Framer Motion

In this tutorial, we will explore how to build and deploy an animated portfolio website using Next.js and Framer Motion. Next.js is a popular React framework that allows for server-side rendering and efficient client-side routing, while Framer Motion is a powerful animation library for React.

Step 1: Set up your development environment

First, make sure you have Node.js installed on your computer. You can download and install it from the official Node.js website. Once Node.js is installed, you can use npm (Node Package Manager) to install Next.js by running the following command in your terminal:

npm install next react react-dom

Once Next.js is installed, create a new project by running the following command:

npx create-next-app@latest my-portfolio

Change into the newly created directory by typing:

cd my-portfolio

Step 2: Create your portfolio website

Now that your development environment is set up, you can start building your portfolio website. Next.js makes it easy to create and organize pages using the pages directory. Create a new file named index.js in the pages directory and add the following code:


import { motion } from 'framer-motion';


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This is a simple example of how you can use Framer Motion to add animations to your website. You can explore the Framer Motion documentation to learn about more advanced animations and effects.

Step 3: Deploy your website

Once your website is ready, you can deploy it to the web using Vercel, the official hosting platform for Next.js. Vercel makes it easy to deploy and manage your Next.js applications, and it offers features such as automatic SSL, custom domains, and serverless functions.

To deploy your website to Vercel, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install -g vercel

After installing the Vercel CLI, you can deploy your website by running the following command:

vercel

Follow the instructions to log in to Vercel and deploy your website. Once the deployment is complete, you will receive a URL where your website is live on the internet.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you have learned how to build and deploy an animated portfolio website using Next.js and Framer Motion. You can now use this knowledge to create your own portfolio website and showcase your skills and projects to potential clients and employers.