Building a Video Streaming App with Next.js v13, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS

In this article, we will learn how to build a video streaming app using the latest version of Next.js (v13), TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. Next.js is a popular React framework that allows us to build fast and dynamic web applications. With the newest version, Next.js v13, we can take advantage of features like incremental static regeneration and image optimization.

For this project, we will create a simple video streaming app where users can upload, watch, and share videos. We will use TypeScript to ensure type safety and Tailwind CSS for styling and layout. Let’s get started!

Setting up the Project

First, we need to create a new Next.js project. Open your terminal and run the following commands:


npx create-next-app@next my-video-app
cd my-video-app


Next, install TypeScript and Tailwind CSS:


npm install typescript @types/react @types/node
npm install tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer


Create a Tailwind CSS configuration file:


npx tailwindcss init -p


Now, we can start the development server:


npm run dev


Building the Video Streaming App

Now that we have set up our project, let’s start building our video streaming app. We will create components for the video player, video uploader, and video list. We will also set up routes for the different pages of our app.

Let’s start by creating the video player component:


import React from 'react';

const VideoPlayer = () => {
return (

);
};

export default VideoPlayer;


Next, we will create the video uploader component:


import React from 'react';

const VideoUploader = () => {
return (

);
};

export default VideoUploader;


Finally, let’s create the video list component:


import React from 'react';

const VideoList = () => {
return (

• Video 1
• Video 2
• Video 3

);
};

export default VideoList;


Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully built a video streaming app using Next.js v13, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. In this article, we learned how to set up a new Next.js project, install TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, and create components for the video player, video uploader, and video list.

Next, you can explore additional features like user authentication, video transcoding, and live streaming to enhance your video streaming app. Happy coding!