Next.js resources

Official

• Next.js Documentation — The primary reference for App Router, Server Components, and deployment.
• Vercel Templates — Production-ready starters for common patterns.
• Next.js GitHub — Source code, issues, and RFCs.

Data Fetching

• Server Components — Fetch data directly in async components. No client-side data fetching libraries needed for most read operations.
• Server Actions — Mutate data with form actions and useActionState. Replaces most API route patterns.
• React Query — Still useful for complex client-side caching, optimistic updates, and real-time data.

Styling

• Tailwind CSS v4 — CSS-first config with @theme. The default choice for utility-first styling.
• CSS Modules — Built into Next.js. Zero config, zero runtime.

Deployment

• Vercel — Zero-config deployments. The reference platform for Next.js.
• Foltrac — Cross-cloud deployments when you need to run on AWS, GCP, and Azure simultaneously.
• Docker — Self-host with the standalone output mode.

Performance

• Use next/dynamic for heavy client components.
• Use next/image for all images. It handles format conversion, resizing, and lazy loading.
• Enable Turbopack in development for faster rebuilds.