Building Static Sites with Next.js: A Hands-On Tutorial

The following post explains how to generate static websites using the NextJS app router.

If you are not familiar with the NextJS app router, consult the link below.

The tutorial follows the principles laid out in the official NextJS documentation linked below.

In the next.config.mjs file, add output: export, to tell NextJS to export your project as static files to the out directory during the build process (i.e. yarn build or npm build).

At the bottom of each page that uses a dynamic route, add the generateStaticParams function and return an array that contains the parameters required for each page.

In Terminal, build the project.

You should see an output that indicates that all the pages are static.

Unfortunately, Next14 or lower does not allow Next/Image to work with Static Site Generation.

Read our tutorial below to discover the solution.

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