Next.js Boilerplates

Why choose a Next.js boilerplate

A Next.js boilerplate gives you routing, data fetching and build setup out of the box. You save time on setup and focus on the parts that matter for your product.

What to look for

• Auth, billing and team management
• Database setup and migrations
• UI kit and basic pages
• Docs and active maintenance

What is Next.js?

Next.js is a React framework that adds file based routing, server and client rendering and a simple build system. It helps you build fast web apps with good defaults.

Key strengths

• Hybrid rendering with static generation, server rendering and incremental static regeneration
• App Router and React Server Components for clean data and UI boundaries
• Simple data fetching on the server with built in caching and revalidate controls
• Image, font and script optimization built in for good performance
• Edge runtime and middleware for auth checks, rewrites and experiments
• API routes for simple backend logic next to your code
• First class TypeScript and linting support
• Fast deploy story on Vercel and support for other Node hosts

When Next.js is a good fit

• Marketing sites that need fast pages and content edits through a CMS
• SaaS dashboards that need auth, forms and data fetching
• Content heavy apps that mix static and dynamic data
• Multi tenant apps that need SEO and quick first load

Specialties vs other React stacks

• File based routing, nested layouts and route groups
• Server actions and server only modules to keep secrets off the client
• Built in image pipeline that handles formats, sizes and caching
• Preview mode for headless CMS workflows
• Internationalization and locale routing with routing helpers

Tips for picking a Next.js boilerplate

• Uses the App Router and supports React Server Components
• Clear data layer choice like Prisma or Drizzle with your target database
• Auth and billing providers you plan to use
• Tests, CI and examples for common flows
• Email, background jobs and queue setup when needed
• Deployment instructions and environment examples