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<img width="112" alt="screen shot 2016-10-25 at 2 37 27 pm" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/13041/19686250/971bf7f8-9ac0-11e6-975c-188defd82df1.png">
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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/next)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/zeit/next.js)
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[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arunoda/next-js/branch/master)
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[](https://coveralls.io/r/zeit/next.js?branch=master)
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[](https://spectrum.chat/next-js)
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Next.js is a minimalistic framework for server-rendered React applications.
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**Visit [learnnextjs.com](https://learnnextjs.com) to get started with Next.js.**
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---
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<!-- START doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
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<!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
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- [How to use](#how-to-use)
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- [Setup](#setup)
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- [Automatic code splitting](#automatic-code-splitting)
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- [CSS](#css)
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- [Built-in CSS support](#built-in-css-support)
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- [CSS-in-JS](#css-in-js)
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- [Static file serving (e.g.: images)](#static-file-serving-eg-images)
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- [Populating `<head>`](#populating-head)
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- [Fetching data and component lifecycle](#fetching-data-and-component-lifecycle)
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- [Routing](#routing)
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- [With `<Link>`](#with-link)
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- [Imperatively](#imperatively)
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- [Router Events](#router-events)
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- [Shallow Routing](#shallow-routing)
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- [Using a Higher Order Component](#using-a-higher-order-component)
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- [Prefetching Pages](#prefetching-pages)
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- [With `<Link>`](#with-link-1)
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- [Imperatively](#imperatively-1)
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- [Custom server and routing](#custom-server-and-routing)
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- [Dynamic Import](#dynamic-import)
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- [Custom `<Document>`](#custom-document)
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- [Custom error handling](#custom-error-handling)
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- [Custom configuration](#custom-configuration)
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- [Customizing webpack config](#customizing-webpack-config)
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- [Customizing babel config](#customizing-babel-config)
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- [CDN support with Asset Prefix](#cdn-support-with-asset-prefix)
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- [Production deployment](#production-deployment)
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- [Static HTML export](#static-html-export)
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- [Multi Zones](#multi-zones)
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- [Recipes](#recipes)
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- [FAQ](#faq)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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- [Authors](#authors)
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## How to use
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### Setup
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Install it:
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```bash
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npm install --save next react react-dom
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```
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> Next.js only supports [React 16](https://reactjs.org/blog/2017/09/26/react-v16.0.html).<br/>
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> We had to drop React 15 support due to the way React 16 works and how we use it.
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and add a script to your package.json like this:
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```json
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{
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"scripts": {
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"dev": "next",
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"build": "next build",
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"start": "next start"
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}
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}
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```
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After that, the file-system is the main API. Every `.js` file becomes a route that gets automatically processed and rendered.
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Populate `./pages/index.js` inside your project:
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```jsx
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export default () => <div>Welcome to next.js!</div>
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```
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and then just run `npm run dev` and go to `http://localhost:3000`. To use another port, you can run `npm run dev -- -p <your port here>`.
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So far, we get:
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- Automatic transpilation and bundling (with webpack and babel)
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- Hot code reloading
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- Server rendering and indexing of `./pages`
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- Static file serving. `./static/` is mapped to `/static/`
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To see how simple this is, check out the [sample app - nextgram](https://github.com/zeit/nextgram)
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### Automatic code splitting
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Every `import` you declare gets bundled and served with each page. That means pages never load unnecessary code!
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```jsx
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import cowsay from 'cowsay-browser'
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export default () =>
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<pre>
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{cowsay.say({ text: 'hi there!' })}
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</pre>
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```
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### CSS
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#### Built-in CSS support
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<p><details>
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<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
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<ul><li><a href="./examples/basic-css">Basic css</a></li></ul>
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</details></p>
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We bundle [styled-jsx](https://github.com/zeit/styled-jsx) to provide support for isolated scoped CSS. The aim is to support "shadow CSS" similar to Web Components, which unfortunately [do not support server-rendering and are JS-only](https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents/issues/71).
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```jsx
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export default () =>
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<div>
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Hello world
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<p>scoped!</p>
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<style jsx>{`
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p {
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color: blue;
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}
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div {
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background: red;
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}
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@media (max-width: 600px) {
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div {
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background: blue;
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}
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}
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`}</style>
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<style global jsx>{`
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body {
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background: black;
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}
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`}</style>
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</div>
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```
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Please see the [styled-jsx documentation](https://www.npmjs.com/package/styled-jsx) for more examples.
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#### CSS-in-JS
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<p><details>
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<summary>
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<b>Examples</b>
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</summary>
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<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-styled-components">Styled components</a></li><li><a href="./examples/with-styletron">Styletron</a></li><li><a href="./examples/with-glamor">Glamor</a></li><li><a href="./examples/with-glamorous">Glamorous</a></li><li><a href="./examples/with-cxs">Cxs</a></li><li><a href="./examples/with-aphrodite">Aphrodite</a></li><li><a href="./examples/with-fela">Fela</a></li></ul>
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</details></p>
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It's possible to use any existing CSS-in-JS solution. The simplest one is inline styles:
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```jsx
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export default () => <p style={{ color: 'red' }}>hi there</p>
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```
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To use more sophisticated CSS-in-JS solutions, you typically have to implement style flushing for server-side rendering. We enable this by allowing you to define your own [custom `<Document>`](#user-content-custom-document) component that wraps each page.
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#### Importing CSS / Sass / Less files
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To support importing `.css` `.scss` or `.less` files you can use these modules, which configure sensible defaults for server rendered applications.
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- [@zeit/next-css](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-css)
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- [@zeit/next-sass](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-sass)
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- [@zeit/next-less](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-less)
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### Static file serving (e.g.: images)
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Create a folder called `static` in your project root directory. From your code you can then reference those files with `/static/` URLs:
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```jsx
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export default () => <img src="/static/my-image.png" alt="my image" />
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```
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### Populating `<head>`
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<p><details>
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<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="./examples/head-elements">Head elements</a></li>
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<li><a href="./examples/layout-component">Layout component</a></li>
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</ul>
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</details></p>
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We expose a built-in component for appending elements to the `<head>` of the page.
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```jsx
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import Head from 'next/head'
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export default () =>
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<div>
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<Head>
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<title>My page title</title>
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<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, width=device-width" />
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</Head>
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<p>Hello world!</p>
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</div>
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```
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To avoid duplicate tags in your `<head>` you can use the `key` property, which will make sure the tag is only rendered once:
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```jsx
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import Head from 'next/head'
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export default () => (
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<div>
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<Head>
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<title>My page title</title>
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<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, width=device-width" key="viewport" />
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</Head>
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<Head>
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<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.2, width=device-width" key="viewport" />
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</Head>
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<p>Hello world!</p>
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</div>
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)
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```
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In this case only the second `<meta name="viewport" />` is rendered.
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_Note: The contents of `<head>` get cleared upon unmounting the component, so make sure each page completely defines what it needs in `<head>`, without making assumptions about what other pages added_
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### Fetching data and component lifecycle
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<p><details>
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<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
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<ul><li><a href="./examples/data-fetch">Data fetch</a></li></ul>
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</details></p>
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When you need state, lifecycle hooks or **initial data population** you can export a `React.Component` (instead of a stateless function, like shown above):
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```jsx
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import React from 'react'
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export default class extends React.Component {
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static async getInitialProps({ req }) {
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const userAgent = req ? req.headers['user-agent'] : navigator.userAgent
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return { userAgent }
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}
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render() {
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return (
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<div>
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Hello World {this.props.userAgent}
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</div>
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)
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}
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}
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```
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Notice that to load data when the page loads, we use `getInitialProps` which is an [`async`](https://zeit.co/blog/async-and-await) static method. It can asynchronously fetch anything that resolves to a JavaScript plain `Object`, which populates `props`.
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Data returned from `getInitialProps` is serialized when server rendering, similar to a `JSON.stringify`. Make sure the returned object from `getInitialProps` is a plain `Object` and not using `Date`, `Map` or `Set`.
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For the initial page load, `getInitialProps` will execute on the server only. `getInitialProps` will only be executed on the client when navigating to a different route via the `Link` component or using the routing APIs.
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_Note: `getInitialProps` can **not** be used in children components. Only in `pages`._
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<br/>
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> If you are using some server only modules inside `getInitialProps`, make sure to [import them properly](https://arunoda.me/blog/ssr-and-server-only-modules).
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> Otherwise, it'll slow down your app.
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<br/>
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You can also define the `getInitialProps` lifecycle method for stateless components:
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```jsx
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const Page = ({ stars }) =>
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<div>
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Next stars: {stars}
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</div>
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Page.getInitialProps = async ({ req }) => {
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const res = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/zeit/next.js')
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const json = await res.json()
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return { stars: json.stargazers_count }
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}
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export default Page
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```
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`getInitialProps` receives a context object with the following properties:
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- `pathname` - path section of URL
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- `query` - query string section of URL parsed as an object
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- `asPath` - `String` of the actual path (including the query) shows in the browser
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- `req` - HTTP request object (server only)
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- `res` - HTTP response object (server only)
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- `jsonPageRes` - [Fetch Response](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Response) object (client only)
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- `err` - Error object if any error is encountered during the rendering
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### Routing
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#### With `<Link>`
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<p><details>
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<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="./examples/hello-world">Hello World</a></li>
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</ul>
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</details></p>
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Client-side transitions between routes can be enabled via a `<Link>` component. Consider these two pages:
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```jsx
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// pages/index.js
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import Link from 'next/link'
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export default () =>
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<div>
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Click{' '}
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<Link href="/about">
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<a>here</a>
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</Link>{' '}
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to read more
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</div>
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```
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```jsx
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// pages/about.js
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export default () => <p>Welcome to About!</p>
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```
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__Note: use [`<Link prefetch>`](#prefetching-pages) for maximum performance, to link and prefetch in the background at the same time__
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Client-side routing behaves exactly like the browser:
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1. The component is fetched
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2. If it defines `getInitialProps`, data is fetched. If an error occurs, `_error.js` is rendered
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3. After 1 and 2 complete, `pushState` is performed and the new component is rendered
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Each top-level component receives a `url` property with the following API:
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- `pathname` - `String` of the current path excluding the query string
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- `query` - `Object` with the parsed query string. Defaults to `{}`
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- `asPath` - `String` of the actual path (including the query) shows in the browser
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- `push(url, as=url)` - performs a `pushState` call with the given url
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- `replace(url, as=url)` - performs a `replaceState` call with the given url
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The second `as` parameter for `push` and `replace` is an optional _decoration_ of the URL. Useful if you configured custom routes on the server.
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##### With URL object
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<p><details>
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<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="./examples/with-url-object-routing">With URL Object Routing</a></li>
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</ul>
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</details></p>
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The component `<Link>` can also receive an URL object and it will automatically format it to create the URL string.
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```jsx
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// pages/index.js
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import Link from 'next/link'
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export default () =>
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<div>
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Click{' '}
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<Link href={{ pathname: '/about', query: { name: 'Zeit' } }}>
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<a>here</a>
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</Link>{' '}
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to read more
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</div>
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```
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That will generate the URL string `/about?name=Zeit`, you can use every property as defined in the [Node.js URL module documentation](https://nodejs.org/api/url.html#url_url_strings_and_url_objects).
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##### Replace instead of push url
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The default behaviour for the `<Link>` component is to `push` a new url into the stack. You can use the `replace` prop to prevent adding a new entry.
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```jsx
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// pages/index.js
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import Link from 'next/link'
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export default () =>
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<div>
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Click{' '}
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<Link href="/about" replace>
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<a>here</a>
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</Link>{' '}
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to read more
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</div>
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```
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##### Using a component that supports `onClick`
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`<Link>` supports any component that supports the `onClick` event. In case you don't provide an `<a>` tag, it will only add the `onClick` event handler and won't pass the `href` property.
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```jsx
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// pages/index.js
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import Link from 'next/link'
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export default () =>
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<div>
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Click{' '}
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<Link href="/about">
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<img src="/static/image.png" alt="image" />
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</Link>
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</div>
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```
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##### Forcing the Link to expose `href` to its child
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If child is an `<a>` tag and doesn't have a href attribute we specify it so that the repetition is not needed by the user. However, sometimes, you’ll want to pass an `<a>` tag inside of a wrapper and the `Link` won’t recognize it as a *hyperlink*, and, consequently, won’t transfer its `href` to the child. In cases like that, you should define a boolean `passHref` property to the `Link`, forcing it to expose its `href` property to the child.
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**Please note**: using a tag other than `a` and failing to pass `passHref` may result in links that appear to navigate correctly, but, when being crawled by search engines, will not be recognized as links (owing to the lack of `href` attribute). This may result in negative effects on your sites SEO.
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```jsx
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import Link from 'next/link'
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import Unexpected_A from 'third-library'
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export default ({ href, name }) =>
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<Link href={href} passHref>
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<Unexpected_A>
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{name}
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</Unexpected_A>
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</Link>
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```
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##### Disabling the scroll changes to top on page
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The default behaviour of `<Link>` is to scroll to the top of the page. When there is a hash defined it will scroll to the specific id, just like a normal `<a>` tag. To prevent scrolling to the top / hash `scroll={false}` can be added to `<Link>`:
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```jsx
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<Link scroll={false} href="/?counter=10"><a>Disables scrolling</a></Link>
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<Link href="/?counter=10"><a>Changes with scrolling to top</a></Link>
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```
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#### Imperatively
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<p><details>
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<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="./examples/using-router">Basic routing</a></li>
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<li><a href="./examples/with-loading">With a page loading indicator</a></li>
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</ul>
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</details></p>
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You can also do client-side page transitions using the `next/router`
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```jsx
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import Router from 'next/router'
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export default () =>
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<div>
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Click <span onClick={() => Router.push('/about')}>here</span> to read more
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</div>
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```
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Above `Router` object comes with the following API:
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- `route` - `String` of the current route
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- `pathname` - `String` of the current path excluding the query string
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- `query` - `Object` with the parsed query string. Defaults to `{}`
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- `asPath` - `String` of the actual path (including the query) shows in the browser
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- `push(url, as=url)` - performs a `pushState` call with the given url
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- `replace(url, as=url)` - performs a `replaceState` call with the given url
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The second `as` parameter for `push` and `replace` is an optional _decoration_ of the URL. Useful if you configured custom routes on the server.
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_Note: in order to programmatically change the route without triggering navigation and component-fetching, use `props.url.push` and `props.url.replace` within a component_
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##### With URL object
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You can use an URL object the same way you use it in a `<Link>` component to `push` and `replace` an url.
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```jsx
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import Router from 'next/router'
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const handler = () =>
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Router.push({
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pathname: '/about',
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query: { name: 'Zeit' }
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})
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export default () =>
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<div>
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Click <span onClick={handler}>here</span> to read more
|
||
</div>
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
This uses of the same exact parameters as in the `<Link>` component.
|
||
|
||
##### Router Events
|
||
|
||
You can also listen to different events happening inside the Router.
|
||
Here's a list of supported events:
|
||
|
||
- `onRouteChangeStart(url)` - Fires when a route starts to change
|
||
- `onRouteChangeComplete(url)` - Fires when a route changed completely
|
||
- `onRouteChangeError(err, url)` - Fires when there's an error when changing routes
|
||
- `onBeforeHistoryChange(url)` - Fires just before changing the browser's history
|
||
|
||
> Here `url` is the URL shown in the browser. If you call `Router.push(url, as)` (or similar), then the value of `url` will be `as`.
|
||
|
||
Here's how to properly listen to the router event `onRouteChangeStart`:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
Router.onRouteChangeStart = url => {
|
||
console.log('App is changing to: ', url)
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
If you no longer want to listen to that event, you can simply unset the event listener like this:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
Router.onRouteChangeStart = null
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
If a route load is cancelled (for example by clicking two links rapidly in succession), `routeChangeError` will fire. The passed `err` will contain a `cancelled` property set to `true`.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
Router.onRouteChangeError = (err, url) => {
|
||
if (err.cancelled) {
|
||
console.log(`Route to ${url} was cancelled!`)
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
##### Shallow Routing
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/with-shallow-routing">Shallow Routing</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
Shallow routing allows you to change the URL without running `getInitialProps`. You'll receive the updated `pathname` and the `query` via the `url` prop of the same page that's loaded, without losing state.
|
||
|
||
You can do this by invoking either `Router.push` or `Router.replace` with the `shallow: true` option. Here's an example:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// Current URL is "/"
|
||
const href = '/?counter=10'
|
||
const as = href
|
||
Router.push(href, as, { shallow: true })
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Now, the URL is updated to `/?counter=10`. You can see the updated URL with `this.props.url` inside the `Component`.
|
||
|
||
You can watch for URL changes via [`componentWillReceiveProps`](https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/react-component.html#componentwillreceiveprops) hook as shown below:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
|
||
const { pathname, query } = nextProps.url
|
||
// fetch data based on the new query
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
> NOTES:
|
||
>
|
||
> Shallow routing works **only** for same page URL changes. For an example, let's assume we have another page called `about`, and you run this:
|
||
> ```js
|
||
> Router.push('/?counter=10', '/about?counter=10', { shallow: true })
|
||
> ```
|
||
> Since that's a new page, it'll unload the current page, load the new one and call `getInitialProps` even though we asked to do shallow routing.
|
||
|
||
#### Using a Higher Order Component
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/using-with-router">Using the `withRouter` utility</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
If you want to access the `router` object inside any component in your app, you can use the `withRouter` Higher-Order Component. Here's how to use it:
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import { withRouter } from 'next/router'
|
||
|
||
const ActiveLink = ({ children, router, href }) => {
|
||
const style = {
|
||
marginRight: 10,
|
||
color: router.pathname === href? 'red' : 'black'
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
const handleClick = (e) => {
|
||
e.preventDefault()
|
||
router.push(href)
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
return (
|
||
<a href={href} onClick={handleClick} style={style}>
|
||
{children}
|
||
</a>
|
||
)
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
export default withRouter(ActiveLink)
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
The above `router` object comes with an API similar to [`next/router`](#imperatively).
|
||
|
||
### Prefetching Pages
|
||
|
||
⚠️ This is a production only feature ⚠️
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-prefetching">Prefetching</a></li></ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
Next.js has an API which allows you to prefetch pages.
|
||
|
||
Since Next.js server-renders your pages, this allows all the future interaction paths of your app to be instant. Effectively Next.js gives you the great initial download performance of a _website_, with the ahead-of-time download capabilities of an _app_. [Read more](https://zeit.co/blog/next#anticipation-is-the-key-to-performance).
|
||
|
||
> With prefetching Next.js only downloads JS code. When the page is getting rendered, you may need to wait for the data.
|
||
|
||
#### With `<Link>`
|
||
|
||
You can add `prefetch` prop to any `<Link>` and Next.js will prefetch those pages in the background.
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import Link from 'next/link'
|
||
|
||
// example header component
|
||
export default () =>
|
||
<nav>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<Link prefetch href="/">
|
||
<a>Home</a>
|
||
</Link>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<Link prefetch href="/about">
|
||
<a>About</a>
|
||
</Link>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<Link prefetch href="/contact">
|
||
<a>Contact</a>
|
||
</Link>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</nav>
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### Imperatively
|
||
|
||
Most prefetching needs are addressed by `<Link />`, but we also expose an imperative API for advanced usage:
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import Router from 'next/router'
|
||
|
||
export default ({ url }) =>
|
||
<div>
|
||
<a onClick={() => setTimeout(() => url.pushTo('/dynamic'), 100)}>
|
||
A route transition will happen after 100ms
|
||
</a>
|
||
{// but we can prefetch it!
|
||
Router.prefetch('/dynamic')}
|
||
</div>
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### Custom server and routing
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/custom-server">Basic custom server</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/custom-server-express">Express integration</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/custom-server-hapi">Hapi integration</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/custom-server-koa">Koa integration</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/parameterized-routing">Parameterized routing</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/ssr-caching">SSR caching</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
Typically you start your next server with `next start`. It's possible, however, to start a server 100% programmatically in order to customize routes, use route patterns, etc.
|
||
|
||
When using a custom server with a server file, for example called `server.js`, make sure you update the scripts key in `package.json` to:
|
||
|
||
```json
|
||
{
|
||
"scripts": {
|
||
"dev": "node server.js",
|
||
"build": "next build",
|
||
"start": "NODE_ENV=production node server.js"
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
This example makes `/a` resolve to `./pages/b`, and `/b` resolve to `./pages/a`:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// This file doesn't go through babel or webpack transformation.
|
||
// Make sure the syntax and sources this file requires are compatible with the current node version you are running
|
||
// See https://github.com/zeit/next.js/issues/1245 for discussions on Universal Webpack or universal Babel
|
||
const { createServer } = require('http')
|
||
const { parse } = require('url')
|
||
const next = require('next')
|
||
|
||
const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
|
||
const app = next({ dev })
|
||
const handle = app.getRequestHandler()
|
||
|
||
app.prepare().then(() => {
|
||
createServer((req, res) => {
|
||
// Be sure to pass `true` as the second argument to `url.parse`.
|
||
// This tells it to parse the query portion of the URL.
|
||
const parsedUrl = parse(req.url, true)
|
||
const { pathname, query } = parsedUrl
|
||
|
||
if (pathname === '/a') {
|
||
app.render(req, res, '/b', query)
|
||
} else if (pathname === '/b') {
|
||
app.render(req, res, '/a', query)
|
||
} else {
|
||
handle(req, res, parsedUrl)
|
||
}
|
||
}).listen(3000, err => {
|
||
if (err) throw err
|
||
console.log('> Ready on http://localhost:3000')
|
||
})
|
||
})
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
The `next` API is as follows:
|
||
- `next(opts: object)`
|
||
|
||
Supported options:
|
||
- `dev` (`bool`) whether to launch Next.js in dev mode - default `false`
|
||
- `dir` (`string`) where the Next project is located - default `'.'`
|
||
- `quiet` (`bool`) Hide error messages containing server information - default `false`
|
||
- `conf` (`object`) the same object you would use in `next.config.js` - default `{}`
|
||
|
||
Then, change your `start` script to `NODE_ENV=production node server.js`.
|
||
|
||
#### Disabling file-system routing
|
||
By default, `Next` will serve each file in `/pages` under a pathname matching the filename (eg, `/pages/some-file.js` is served at `site.com/some-file`.
|
||
|
||
If your project uses custom routing, this behavior may result in the same content being served from multiple paths, which can present problems with SEO and UX.
|
||
|
||
To disable this behavior & prevent routing based on files in `/pages`, simply set the following option in your `next.config.js`:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// next.config.js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
useFileSystemPublicRoutes: false
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### Dynamic assetPrefix
|
||
|
||
Sometimes we need to set the `assetPrefix` dynamically. This is useful when changing the `assetPrefix` based on incoming requests.
|
||
For that, we can use `app.setAssetPrefix`.
|
||
|
||
Here's an example usage of it:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const next = require('next')
|
||
const micro = require('micro')
|
||
|
||
const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
|
||
const app = next({ dev })
|
||
const handle = app.getRequestHandler()
|
||
|
||
app.prepare().then(() => {
|
||
const server = micro((req, res) => {
|
||
// Add assetPrefix support based on the hostname
|
||
if (req.headers.host === 'my-app.com') {
|
||
app.setAssetPrefix('http://cdn.com/myapp')
|
||
} else {
|
||
app.setAssetPrefix('')
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
handleNextRequests(req, res)
|
||
})
|
||
|
||
server.listen(port, (err) => {
|
||
if (err) {
|
||
throw err
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
console.log(`> Ready on http://localhost:${port}`)
|
||
})
|
||
})
|
||
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### Dynamic Import
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="./examples/with-dynamic-import">With Dynamic Import</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
Next.js supports TC39 [dynamic import proposal](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-dynamic-import) for JavaScript.
|
||
With that, you could import JavaScript modules (inc. React Components) dynamically and work with them.
|
||
|
||
You can think dynamic imports as another way to split your code into manageable chunks.
|
||
Since Next.js supports dynamic imports with SSR, you could do amazing things with it.
|
||
|
||
Here are a few ways to use dynamic imports.
|
||
|
||
#### 1. Basic Usage (Also does SSR)
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
|
||
|
||
const DynamicComponent = dynamic(import('../components/hello'))
|
||
|
||
export default () =>
|
||
<div>
|
||
<Header />
|
||
<DynamicComponent />
|
||
<p>HOME PAGE is here!</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### 2. With Custom Loading Component
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
|
||
|
||
const DynamicComponentWithCustomLoading = dynamic(
|
||
import('../components/hello2'),
|
||
{
|
||
loading: () => <p>...</p>
|
||
}
|
||
)
|
||
|
||
export default () =>
|
||
<div>
|
||
<Header />
|
||
<DynamicComponentWithCustomLoading />
|
||
<p>HOME PAGE is here!</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### 3. With No SSR
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
|
||
|
||
const DynamicComponentWithNoSSR = dynamic(import('../components/hello3'), {
|
||
ssr: false
|
||
})
|
||
|
||
export default () =>
|
||
<div>
|
||
<Header />
|
||
<DynamicComponentWithNoSSR />
|
||
<p>HOME PAGE is here!</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### 4. With Multiple Modules At Once
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
|
||
|
||
const HelloBundle = dynamic({
|
||
modules: props => {
|
||
const components = {
|
||
Hello1: import('../components/hello1'),
|
||
Hello2: import('../components/hello2')
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
// Add remove components based on props
|
||
|
||
return components
|
||
},
|
||
render: (props, { Hello1, Hello2 }) =>
|
||
<div>
|
||
<h1>
|
||
{props.title}
|
||
</h1>
|
||
<Hello1 />
|
||
<Hello2 />
|
||
</div>
|
||
})
|
||
|
||
export default () => <HelloBundle title="Dynamic Bundle" />
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### Custom `<Document>`
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-styled-components">Styled components custom document</a></li></ul>
|
||
<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-amp">Google AMP</a></li></ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
Pages in `Next.js` skip the definition of the surrounding document's markup. For example, you never include `<html>`, `<body>`, etc. To override that default behavior, you must create a file at `./pages/_document.js`, where you can extend the `Document` class:
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
// _document is only rendered on the server side and not on the client side
|
||
// Event handlers like onClick can't be added to this file
|
||
|
||
// ./pages/_document.js
|
||
import Document, { Head, Main, NextScript } from 'next/document'
|
||
import flush from 'styled-jsx/server'
|
||
|
||
export default class MyDocument extends Document {
|
||
static getInitialProps({ renderPage }) {
|
||
const { html, head, errorHtml, chunks } = renderPage()
|
||
const styles = flush()
|
||
return { html, head, errorHtml, chunks, styles }
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
render() {
|
||
return (
|
||
<html>
|
||
<Head>
|
||
<style>{`body { margin: 0 } /* custom! */`}</style>
|
||
</Head>
|
||
<body className="custom_class">
|
||
{this.props.customValue}
|
||
<Main />
|
||
<NextScript />
|
||
</body>
|
||
</html>
|
||
)
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
The `ctx` object is equivalent to the one received in all [`getInitialProps`](#fetching-data-and-component-lifecycle) hooks, with one addition:
|
||
|
||
- `renderPage` (`Function`) a callback that executes the actual React rendering logic (synchronously). It's useful to decorate this function in order to support server-rendering wrappers like Aphrodite's [`renderStatic`](https://github.com/Khan/aphrodite#server-side-rendering)
|
||
|
||
__Note: React-components outside of `<Main />` will not be initialised by the browser. If you need shared components in all your pages (like a menu or a toolbar), do _not_ add application logic here, but take a look at [this example](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/tree/master/examples/layout-component).__
|
||
|
||
### Custom error handling
|
||
|
||
404 or 500 errors are handled both client and server side by a default component `error.js`. If you wish to override it, define a `_error.js` in the pages folder:
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import React from 'react'
|
||
|
||
export default class Error extends React.Component {
|
||
static getInitialProps({ res, err }) {
|
||
const statusCode = res ? res.statusCode : err ? err.statusCode : null;
|
||
return { statusCode }
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
render() {
|
||
return (
|
||
<p>
|
||
{this.props.statusCode
|
||
? `An error ${this.props.statusCode} occurred on server`
|
||
: 'An error occurred on client'}
|
||
</p>
|
||
)
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### Reusing the built-in error page
|
||
|
||
If you want to render the built-in error page you can by using `next/error`:
|
||
|
||
```jsx
|
||
import React from 'react'
|
||
import Error from 'next/error'
|
||
import fetch from 'isomorphic-unfetch'
|
||
|
||
export default class Page extends React.Component {
|
||
static async getInitialProps() {
|
||
const res = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/zeit/next.js')
|
||
const statusCode = res.statusCode > 200 ? res.statusCode : false
|
||
const json = await res.json()
|
||
|
||
return { statusCode, stars: json.stargazers_count }
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
render() {
|
||
if (this.props.statusCode) {
|
||
return <Error statusCode={this.props.statusCode} />
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
return (
|
||
<div>
|
||
Next stars: {this.props.stars}
|
||
</div>
|
||
)
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
> If you have created a custom error page you have to import your own `_error` component instead of `next/error`
|
||
|
||
### Custom configuration
|
||
|
||
For custom advanced behavior of Next.js, you can create a `next.config.js` in the root of your project directory (next to `pages/` and `package.json`).
|
||
|
||
Note: `next.config.js` is a regular Node.js module, not a JSON file. It gets used by the Next server and build phases, and not included in the browser build.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// next.config.js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
/* config options here */
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Or use a function:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
module.exports = (phase, {defaultConfig}){
|
||
//
|
||
// https://github.com/zeit/
|
||
return {
|
||
/* config options here */
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
`phase` is the current context in which the configuration is loaded. You can see all phases here: [constants](./lib/constants.js)
|
||
Phases can be imported from `next/constants`:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const {PHASE_DEVELOPMENT_SERVER} = require('next/constants')
|
||
module.exports = (phase, {defaultConfig}){
|
||
if(phase === PHASE_DEVELOPMENT_SERVER) {
|
||
return {
|
||
/* development only config options here */
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
return {
|
||
/* config options for all phases except development here */
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### Setting a custom build directory
|
||
|
||
You can specify a name to use for a custom build directory. For example, the following config will create a `build` folder instead of a `.next` folder. If no configuration is specified then next will create a `.next` folder.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// next.config.js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
distDir: 'build'
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### Disabling etag generation
|
||
|
||
You can disable etag generation for HTML pages depending on your cache strategy. If no configuration is specified then Next will generate etags for every page.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// next.config.js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
generateEtags: false
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### Configuring the onDemandEntries
|
||
|
||
Next exposes some options that give you some control over how the server will dispose or keep in memories pages built:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
onDemandEntries: {
|
||
// period (in ms) where the server will keep pages in the buffer
|
||
maxInactiveAge: 25 * 1000,
|
||
// number of pages that should be kept simultaneously without being disposed
|
||
pagesBufferLength: 2,
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
This is development-only feature. If you want to cache SSR pages in production, please see [SSR-caching](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/tree/canary/examples/ssr-caching) example.
|
||
|
||
#### Configuring extensions looked for when resolving pages in `pages`
|
||
|
||
Aimed at modules like [`@zeit/next-typescript`](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-typescript), that add support for pages ending in `.ts`. `pageExtensions` allows you to configure the extensions looked for in the `pages` directory when resolving pages.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// next.config.js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
pageExtensions: ['jsx', 'js']
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### Customizing webpack config
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-webpack-bundle-analyzer">Custom webpack bundle analyzer</a></li></ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
In order to extend our usage of `webpack`, you can define a function that extends its config via `next.config.js`.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// This file is not going through babel transformation.
|
||
// So, we write it in vanilla JS
|
||
// (But you could use ES2015 features supported by your Node.js version)
|
||
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
webpack: (config, { buildId, dev, isServer, defaultLoaders }) => {
|
||
// Perform customizations to webpack config
|
||
|
||
// Important: return the modified config
|
||
return config
|
||
},
|
||
webpackDevMiddleware: config => {
|
||
// Perform customizations to webpack dev middleware config
|
||
|
||
// Important: return the modified config
|
||
return config
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Some commonly asked for features are available as modules:
|
||
|
||
- [@zeit/next-css](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-css)
|
||
- [@zeit/next-sass](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-sass)
|
||
- [@zeit/next-less](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-less)
|
||
- [@zeit/next-preact](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-preact)
|
||
- [@zeit/next-typescript](https://github.com/zeit/next-plugins/tree/master/packages/next-typescript)
|
||
|
||
*Warning: The `webpack` function is executed twice, once for the server and once for the client. This allows you to distinguish between client and server configuration using the `isServer` property*
|
||
|
||
Multiple configurations can be combined together with function composition. For example:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const withTypescript = require('@zeit/next-typescript')
|
||
const withSass = require('@zeit/next-sass')
|
||
|
||
module.exports = withTypescript(withSass({
|
||
webpack(config, options) {
|
||
// Further custom configuration here
|
||
return config
|
||
}
|
||
}))
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
|
||
### Customizing babel config
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-custom-babel-config">Custom babel configuration</a></li></ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
In order to extend our usage of `babel`, you can simply define a `.babelrc` file at the root of your app. This file is optional.
|
||
|
||
If found, we're going to consider it the *source of truth*, therefore it needs to define what next needs as well, which is the `next/babel` preset.
|
||
|
||
This is designed so that you are not surprised by modifications we could make to the babel configurations.
|
||
|
||
Here's an example `.babelrc` file:
|
||
|
||
```json
|
||
{
|
||
"presets": ["next/babel"],
|
||
"plugins": []
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
#### Exposing configuration to the server / client side
|
||
|
||
The `config` key allows for exposing runtime configuration in your app. All keys are server only by default. To expose a configuration to both the server and client side you can use the `public` key.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// next.config.js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
serverRuntimeConfig: { // Will only be available on the server side
|
||
mySecret: 'secret'
|
||
},
|
||
publicRuntimeConfig: { // Will be available on both server and client
|
||
staticFolder: '/static'
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// pages/index.js
|
||
import getConfig from 'next/config'
|
||
const {serverRuntimeConfig, publicRuntimeConfig} = getConfig()
|
||
|
||
console.log(serverRuntimeConfig.mySecret) // Will only be available on the server side
|
||
console.log(publicRuntimeConfig.staticFolder) // Will be available on both server and client
|
||
|
||
export default () => <div>
|
||
<img src={`${publicRuntimeConfig.staticFolder}/logo.png`} alt="logo" />
|
||
</div>
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### CDN support with Asset Prefix
|
||
|
||
To set up a CDN, you can set up the `assetPrefix` setting and configure your CDN's origin to resolve to the domain that Next.js is hosted on.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
// You may only need to add assetPrefix in the production.
|
||
assetPrefix: isProd ? 'https://cdn.mydomain.com' : ''
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Note: Next.js will automatically use that prefix in the scripts it loads, but this has no effect whatsoever on `/static`. If you want to serve those assets over the CDN, you'll have to introduce the prefix yourself. One way of introducing a prefix that works inside your components and varies by environment is documented [in this example](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/tree/master/examples/with-universal-configuration).
|
||
|
||
## Production deployment
|
||
|
||
To deploy, instead of running `next`, you want to build for production usage ahead of time. Therefore, building and starting are separate commands:
|
||
|
||
```bash
|
||
next build
|
||
next start
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
For example, to deploy with [`now`](https://zeit.co/now) a `package.json` like follows is recommended:
|
||
|
||
```json
|
||
{
|
||
"name": "my-app",
|
||
"dependencies": {
|
||
"next": "latest"
|
||
},
|
||
"scripts": {
|
||
"dev": "next",
|
||
"build": "next build",
|
||
"start": "next start"
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Then run `now` and enjoy!
|
||
|
||
Next.js can be deployed to other hosting solutions too. Please have a look at the ['Deployment'](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/wiki/Deployment) section of the wiki.
|
||
|
||
Note: `NODE_ENV` is properly configured by the `next` subcommands, if absent, to maximize performance. if you’re using Next.js [programmatically](#custom-server-and-routing), it’s your responsibility to set `NODE_ENV=production` manually!
|
||
|
||
Note: we recommend putting `.next`, or your custom dist folder (Please have a look at ['Custom Config'](https://github.com/zeit/next.js#custom-configuration)). You can set a custom folder in config, `.npmignore`, or `.gitignore`. Otherwise, use `files` or `now.files` to opt-into a whitelist of files you want to deploy (and obviously exclude `.next` or your custom dist folder).
|
||
|
||
## Static HTML export
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-static-export">Static export</a></li></ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
This is a way to run your Next.js app as a standalone static app without any Node.js server. The export app supports almost every feature of Next.js including dynamic urls, prefetching, preloading and dynamic imports.
|
||
|
||
### Usage
|
||
|
||
Simply develop your app as you normally do with Next.js. Then create a custom Next.js [config](https://github.com/zeit/next.js#custom-configuration) as shown below:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
// next.config.js
|
||
module.exports = {
|
||
exportPathMap: function() {
|
||
return {
|
||
'/': { page: '/' },
|
||
'/about': { page: '/about' },
|
||
'/readme.md': { page: '/readme' },
|
||
'/p/hello-nextjs': { page: '/post', query: { title: 'hello-nextjs' } },
|
||
'/p/learn-nextjs': { page: '/post', query: { title: 'learn-nextjs' } },
|
||
'/p/deploy-nextjs': { page: '/post', query: { title: 'deploy-nextjs' } }
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
> Note that if the path ends with a directory, it will be exported as `/dir-name/index.html`, but if it ends with an extension, it will be exported as the specified filename, e.g. `/readme.md` above. If you use a file extension other than `.html`, you may need to set the `Content-Type` header to `text/html` when serving this content.
|
||
|
||
In that, you specify what are the pages you need to export as static HTML.
|
||
|
||
Then simply run these commands:
|
||
|
||
```sh
|
||
next build
|
||
next export
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
For that you may need to add a NPM script to `package.json` like this:
|
||
|
||
```json
|
||
{
|
||
"scripts": {
|
||
"build": "next build && next export"
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
And run it at once with:
|
||
|
||
```sh
|
||
npm run build
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Then you've a static version of your app in the “out" directory.
|
||
|
||
> You can also customize the output directory. For that run `next export -h` for the help.
|
||
|
||
Now you can deploy that directory to any static hosting service. Note that there is an additional step for deploying to GitHub Pages, [documented here](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/wiki/Deploying-a-Next.js-app-into-GitHub-Pages).
|
||
|
||
For an example, simply visit the “out” directory and run following command to deploy your app to [ZEIT now](https://zeit.co/now).
|
||
|
||
```sh
|
||
now
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### Limitation
|
||
|
||
With next export, we build HTML version of your app when you run the command `next export`. In that time, we'll run the `getInitialProps` functions of your pages.
|
||
|
||
So, you could only use `pathname`, `query` and `asPath` fields of the `context` object passed to `getInitialProps`. You can't use `req` or `res` fields.
|
||
|
||
> Basically, you won't be able to render HTML content dynamically as we pre-build HTML files. If you need that, you need run your app with `next start`.
|
||
|
||
## Multi Zones
|
||
|
||
<p><details>
|
||
<summary><b>Examples</b></summary>
|
||
<ul><li><a href="./examples/with-zones">With Zones</a></li></ul>
|
||
</details></p>
|
||
|
||
A zone is a single deployment of a Next.js app. Just like that, you can have multiple zones. Then you can merge them as a single app.
|
||
|
||
For an example, you can have two zones like this:
|
||
|
||
* https://docs.my-app.com for serving `/docs/**`
|
||
* https://ui.my-app.com for serving all other pages
|
||
|
||
With multi zones support, you can merge both these apps into a single one. Which allows your customers to browse it using a single URL. But you can develop and deploy both apps independently.
|
||
|
||
> This is exactly the same concept as microservices, but for frontend apps.
|
||
|
||
### How to define a zone
|
||
|
||
There are no special zones related APIs. You only need to do following things:
|
||
|
||
* Make sure to keep only the pages you need in your app. (For an example, https://ui.my-app.com should not contain pages for `/docs/**`)
|
||
* Make sure your app has an [assetPrefix](https://github.com/zeit/next.js#cdn-support-with-asset-prefix). (You can also define the assetPrefix [dynamically](https://github.com/zeit/next.js#dynamic-assetprefix).)
|
||
|
||
### How to merge them
|
||
|
||
You can merge zones using any HTTP proxy.
|
||
|
||
You can use [micro proxy](https://github.com/zeit/micro-proxy) as your local proxy server. It allows you to easily define routing rules like below:
|
||
|
||
```json
|
||
{
|
||
"rules": [
|
||
{"pathname": "/docs**", "method":["GET", "POST", "OPTIONS"], "dest": "https://docs.my-app.com"},
|
||
{"pathname": "/**", "dest": "https://ui.my-app.com"}
|
||
]
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
For the production deployment, you can use the [path alias](https://zeit.co/docs/features/path-aliases) feature if you are using [ZEIT now](https://zeit.co/now). Otherwise, you can configure your existing proxy server to route HTML pages using a set of rules as show above.
|
||
|
||
## Recipes
|
||
|
||
- [Setting up 301 redirects](https://www.raygesualdo.com/posts/301-redirects-with-nextjs/)
|
||
- [Dealing with SSR and server only modules](https://arunoda.me/blog/ssr-and-server-only-modules)
|
||
- [Building with React-Material-UI-Next-Express-Mongoose-Mongodb](https://github.com/builderbook/builderbook)
|
||
|
||
## FAQ
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>Is this production ready?</summary>
|
||
Next.js has been powering https://zeit.co since its inception.
|
||
|
||
We’re ecstatic about both the developer experience and end-user performance, so we decided to share it with the community.
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>How big is it?</summary>
|
||
|
||
The client side bundle size should be measured in a per-app basis.
|
||
A small Next main bundle is around 65kb gzipped.
|
||
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>Is this like `create-react-app`?</summary>
|
||
|
||
Yes and No.
|
||
|
||
Yes in that both make your life easier.
|
||
|
||
No in that it enforces a _structure_ so that we can do more advanced things like:
|
||
- Server side rendering
|
||
- Automatic code splitting
|
||
|
||
In addition, Next.js provides two built-in features that are critical for every single website:
|
||
- Routing with lazy component loading: `<Link>` (by importing `next/link`)
|
||
- A way for components to alter `<head>`: `<Head>` (by importing `next/head`)
|
||
|
||
If you want to create re-usable React components that you can embed in your Next.js app or other React applications, using `create-react-app` is a great idea. You can later `import` it and keep your codebase clean!
|
||
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>How do I use CSS-in-JS solutions?</summary>
|
||
|
||
Next.js bundles [styled-jsx](https://github.com/zeit/styled-jsx) supporting scoped css. However you can use any CSS-in-JS solution in your Next app by just including your favorite library [as mentioned before](#css-in-js) in the document.
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>What syntactic features are transpiled? How do I change them?</summary>
|
||
|
||
We track V8. Since V8 has wide support for ES6 and `async` and `await`, we transpile those. Since V8 doesn’t support class decorators, we don’t transpile those.
|
||
|
||
See [this](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/blob/master/server/build/webpack.js#L79) and [this](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/issues/26)
|
||
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>Why a new Router?</summary>
|
||
|
||
Next.js is special in that:
|
||
|
||
- Routes don’t need to be known ahead of time
|
||
- Routes are always lazy-loadable
|
||
- Top-level components can define `getInitialProps` that should _block_ the loading of the route (either when server-rendering or lazy-loading)
|
||
|
||
As a result, we were able to introduce a very simple approach to routing that consists of two pieces:
|
||
|
||
- Every top level component receives a `url` object to inspect the url or perform modifications to the history
|
||
- A `<Link />` component is used to wrap elements like anchors (`<a/>`) to perform client-side transitions
|
||
|
||
We tested the flexibility of the routing with some interesting scenarios. For an example, check out [nextgram](https://github.com/zeit/nextgram).
|
||
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>How do I define a custom fancy route?</summary>
|
||
|
||
We [added](#custom-server-and-routing) the ability to map between an arbitrary URL and any component by supplying a request handler.
|
||
|
||
On the client side, we have a parameter call `as` on `<Link>` that _decorates_ the URL differently from the URL it _fetches_.
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>How do I fetch data?</summary>
|
||
|
||
It’s up to you. `getInitialProps` is an `async` function (or a regular function that returns a `Promise`). It can retrieve data from anywhere.
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>Can I use it with GraphQL?</summary>
|
||
|
||
Yes! Here's an example with [Apollo](./examples/with-apollo).
|
||
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>Can I use it with Redux?</summary>
|
||
|
||
Yes! Here's an [example](./examples/with-redux)
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>Why aren't routes I have for my static export accessible in the development server?</summary>
|
||
|
||
This is a known issue with the architecture of Next.js. Until a solution is built into the framework, take a look at [this example solution](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/wiki/Centralizing-Routing) to centralize your routing.
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>Can I use Next with my favorite Javascript library or toolkit?</summary>
|
||
|
||
Since our first release we've had **many** example contributions, you can check them out in the [examples](./examples) directory
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
<details>
|
||
<summary>What is this inspired by?</summary>
|
||
|
||
Many of the goals we set out to accomplish were the ones listed in [The 7 principles of Rich Web Applications](http://rauchg.com/2014/7-principles-of-rich-web-applications/) by Guillermo Rauch.
|
||
|
||
The ease-of-use of PHP is a great inspiration. We feel Next.js is a suitable replacement for many scenarios where you otherwise would use PHP to output HTML.
|
||
|
||
Unlike PHP, we benefit from the ES6 module system and every file exports a **component or function** that can be easily imported for lazy evaluation or testing.
|
||
|
||
As we were researching options for server-rendering React that didn’t involve a large number of steps, we came across [react-page](https://github.com/facebookarchive/react-page) (now deprecated), a similar approach to Next.js by the creator of React Jordan Walke.
|
||
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
## Contributing
|
||
|
||
Please see our [contributing.md](./contributing.md)
|
||
|
||
## Authors
|
||
|
||
- Arunoda Susiripala ([@arunoda](https://twitter.com/arunoda)) – [ZEIT](https://zeit.co)
|
||
- Tim Neutkens ([@timneutkens](https://github.com/timneutkens)) – [ZEIT](https://zeit.co)
|
||
- Naoyuki Kanezawa ([@nkzawa](https://twitter.com/nkzawa)) – [ZEIT](https://zeit.co)
|
||
- Tony Kovanen ([@tonykovanen](https://twitter.com/tonykovanen)) – [ZEIT](https://zeit.co)
|
||
- Guillermo Rauch ([@rauchg](https://twitter.com/rauchg)) – [ZEIT](https://zeit.co)
|
||
- Dan Zajdband ([@impronunciable](https://twitter.com/impronunciable)) – Knight-Mozilla / Coral Project
|