Welcome to the first episode of our series on creating an art gallery online shop with Next.js! In this episode, we’ll be laying the foundation for our project and getting started with setting up our environment.

Next.js is a popular framework for building React-based web applications. It offers a powerful set of features and tools that make it ideal for building modern web applications, including online shops and galleries. With Next.js, we can easily create a fast and dynamic website that can showcase and sell artwork.

Our goal in this series is to create a beautiful and functional online art gallery where artists can showcase and sell their work, and art lovers can discover and purchase new pieces.

Setting up our environment

The first step in creating our art gallery online shop is to set up our development environment. We’ll be using Next.js along with other tools and libraries to create our website.

To get started, make sure you have Node.js installed on your computer. Next, open your terminal and create a new directory for your project. Navigate to this directory and run the following command to create a new Next.js project:


npx create-next-app@latest my-art-gallery


This will create a new Next.js project with all the necessary files and dependencies. Once the project is created, navigate to the project directory and run the following command to start the development server:


cd my-art-gallery
npm run dev


This will start the Next.js development server and you should see your new project running at http://localhost:3000. You can now start building your art gallery online shop!

Next steps

In the next episode, we’ll start building the layout and design of our art gallery online shop. We’ll create the necessary components and styles to showcase artwork and provide users with a seamless browsing and shopping experience.

Stay tuned for more episodes in our series on creating an art gallery online shop with Next.js!