Deploy a Next.js App on Netlify

Netlify is a popular platform for hosting static and serverless applications. With Next.js, you can deploy hybrid applications that use static generation and server-side rendering.

Steps to deploy

1. Push your Next.js code to a Git provider (e.g., GitHub).
2. Sign in to Netlify and create a new site from your repository.
3. Set the build command to npm run build and the publish directory to out if you’re using static generation (next export), or leave it as .next for server-side rendering.
4. Configure environment variables and deploy.

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