Self-Hosting Next.js
October 8 2024, 7:30pm
Learn how to deploy Next.js, Postgres, and Nginx to a $4 VPS with Docker.
I'll explain how to use and configure Next.js features like image optimization, caching & ISR, streaming, middleware, server components, and more.
0:00 Intro 1:15 Demo App 2:01 Setting up our Linux server 3:58 VPS vs. dedicated server 6:03 Vertical vs. horizontal scaling 7:08 Deploying to our VPS 17:24 Data fetching 18:03 Image optimization 21:08 Streaming 22:13 Postgres database 23:49 ISR / Caching 28:59 Middleware 29:43 Reading environment variables 31:14 Running code on server startup 32:18 Cron that hits a Route Handler 32:50 Rate limiting 33:31 Tradeoffs vs. managed services 42:25 Other options
