One of the powerful features provided by Next.js is that we can write server components. This allows us to use static rendering, which means that all the HTML pages will be pre-rendered at build time. The front-facing site will not send any requests to the backend (in this case, Contentful). The content API will be queried only when we run the next build command and generate the static files. By Antonio Cosentino.
Next.js is a React framework that supports static site generation, server-side rendering, and incremental static regeneration. It allows you to create fast and SEO-friendly websites with dynamic data.
The article describes then following:
- Static rendering
- Tailwind CSS
- Project setup
- Set up content in Contentful
- API keys
- Install the Contentful client
- Outputting the content
The article also provides links to the source code and a live demo of the blog. You can follow the detailed instructions and screenshots to build your own blog or use the code as a reference for your own projects. The code can be deployed from a repository on GitHub and using vercel. Good read!
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