Next.js 14

Next.js 14

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1. Introduction

Let's discuss what you need to learn before diving into the Next.js framework, what to expect from this course, and what you'll build.

Project Overview

Course Prerequisites

How the Course Works

2. Basic Concepts

We will set up the project, inspect ways to add styling to our app and cover visual aspects such as images, fonts, pages, and layouts.

Project File-Folder Strcture

Styling Approaches

Adding the Global CSS File

Tailwind Styling

Conditionally Applying Styles

Custom Google Fonts

Challenge: Adding Custom Google Font

3. Pages and Layouts

Learn how to easily create and manage a new view for your app and navigate through all pages seamlessly with an incorporated routing system.

How Routing Works

Challenge: Creating Page

Creating a Common Layout

Navigation Optimization

Creating Active Links

4. Deployment and Database

Deploy the Next.js app using GitHub and Vercel accounts. Additionally, establish a database to supply the app with the necessary data.

Accounts Set Up

Project Deployment

Project Database

Data Population

5. Working with Data

Consider how to obtain and show data to the user clearly and efficiently.

How to Fetch Data

Working with the Dashboard Page

Practice and Challenge: Retrieving Data

Dynamic vs Static Rendering

Specific Parts Loaders

Challenge: Skeleton Loader

Grouping Components for Loaders

6. Advanced Features

Discover how to implement modern web features such as pagination, CRUD operations, global search, form validation, and more.

Search Functionality

Challenge: Form Validation

7. Authentication

Authentication implementation in Next.js.

Understanding Authentication

Authentication Configuration & Route Protection

Password Hashing & Credentials

Sign-in Functionality

Connecting UI & Functionality

Logout Functionality

Project Database

For this project, we will use the Postgres database. Let's see how to set it up on Vercel.

Instructions

Click "Continue to Dashboard";
Choose "Storage" from the header tabs;
Create "Postgres (Serverless SQL)";
Accept the terms and conditions;
Name the database and click "Create and Continue";
Click the "Connect" button.

After creating and connecting the database, we must set it up and populate it with data to work with.

Instructions

Visit the ".env.local" tab;
Ensure you have all the necessary data:
- POSTGRES_URL;
- POSTGRES_PRISMA_URL;
- POSTGRES_URL_NON_POOLING;
- POSTGRES_USER;
- POSTGRES_HOST;
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD;
- POSTGRES_DATABASE.
Copy all the data and navigate to the project;
Find the .env.example file in the project root. Rename it to .env;
Paste the copied data from Vercel;
Finally, open the terminal and run npm i @vercel/postgres to install Vercel Postgres.

Check your .gitignore file and ensure that it includes .env to avoid exposing your database secrets when you push changes to GitHub.

The last step left is to populate the database with data. Let's focus on it in the following chapter.

In Practice

Everything was clear?

Section 4. Chapter 3

Course Content

Next.js 14

1. Introduction

Welcome Project Overview Course Prerequisites How the Course Works

2. Basic Concepts

Project Set Up Project File-Folder Strcture Styling Approaches Adding the Global CSS File Tailwind Styling CSS Modules Conditionally Applying Styles Custom Google Fonts Challenge: Adding Custom Google Font Images

3. Pages and Layouts

How Routing Works Challenge: Creating Page Creating a Common Layout Navigation Optimization Creating Active Links

4. Deployment and Database

Accounts Set Up Project Deployment Project Database Data Population

5. Working with Data

How to Fetch Data Working with the Dashboard Page Practice and Challenge: Retrieving Data Dynamic vs Static Rendering Loaders Specific Parts Loaders Challenge: Skeleton Loader Grouping Components for Loaders

6. Advanced Features

Invoices Page Search Functionality Pagination Server Actions Creating Item Updating Item Deleting Item Challenge: Form Validation

7. Authentication

Understanding Authentication Login Route NextAuth.js Authentication Configuration & Route Protection Password Hashing & Credentials Sign-in Functionality Connecting UI & Functionality Logout Functionality What's Next?

Next.js 14

Project Database

For this project, we will use the Postgres database. Let's see how to set it up on Vercel.

Instructions

Click "Continue to Dashboard";
Choose "Storage" from the header tabs;
Create "Postgres (Serverless SQL)";
Accept the terms and conditions;
Name the database and click "Create and Continue";
Click the "Connect" button.

After creating and connecting the database, we must set it up and populate it with data to work with.

Instructions

Visit the ".env.local" tab;
Ensure you have all the necessary data:
- POSTGRES_URL;
- POSTGRES_PRISMA_URL;
- POSTGRES_URL_NON_POOLING;
- POSTGRES_USER;
- POSTGRES_HOST;
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD;
- POSTGRES_DATABASE.
Copy all the data and navigate to the project;
Find the .env.example file in the project root. Rename it to .env;
Paste the copied data from Vercel;
Finally, open the terminal and run npm i @vercel/postgres to install Vercel Postgres.

Check your .gitignore file and ensure that it includes .env to avoid exposing your database secrets when you push changes to GitHub.

The last step left is to populate the database with data. Let's focus on it in the following chapter.

In Practice

Everything was clear?

Section 4. Chapter 3

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