Hosting your Next.js 13 project on Vercel is a great way to deploy and manage your website for free. Vercel is a platform that specializes in hosting static sites, which makes it a perfect match for Next.js applications that generate static pages at build time. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of hosting your Next.js project on Vercel.
Step 1: Install the Vercel CLI
The first step is to install the Vercel CLI, which is a command-line tool that allows you to interact with the Vercel platform. You can install the Vercel CLI using npm by running the following command in your terminal:
npm install -g vercelOnce the CLI is installed, you can use it to log in to your Vercel account and deploy your Next.js project.
Step 2: Prepare your Next.js project
Before deploying your Next.js project to Vercel, you need to make sure that it is set up correctly. To do this, you should first build your project using the following command:
npm run buildThis will create a production build of your Next.js application in the build directory.
Step 3: Deploy your Next.js project to Vercel
Once your Next.js project is built, you can deploy it to Vercel using the Vercel CLI. To do this, navigate to the root directory of your project in the terminal and run the following command:
vercelThis will prompt you to log in to your Vercel account if you are not already logged in. After logging in, you will be asked to configure your project settings, such as the default branch to deploy from and the framework your project uses. Make sure to select Next.js as the framework.
Step 4: Configure your project settings
After configuring your project settings, Vercel will deploy your Next.js project to a unique URL provided by Vercel. You can access your deployed site at this URL to make sure everything is working correctly.
You can also configure custom domain settings for your project in the Vercel dashboard. This allows you to use your own domain name for your Next.js project hosted on Vercel.
Step 5: Set up automatic deployments
Vercel allows you to set up automatic deployments for your Next.js project, which means that your site will automatically be rebuilt and deployed whenever you push changes to your GitHub repository.
To set up automatic deployments, navigate to your project in the Vercel dashboard and go to the Settings tab. From there, you can link your GitHub repository to your Vercel project and configure the branch to deploy from.
And that’s it! You have successfully hosted your Next.js 13 project on Vercel for free. Vercel provides a powerful platform for hosting and managing static sites, and with its automatic deployment features, you can easily keep your Next.js project up to date without any hassle. Happy coding! 🚀💻
