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How do you deploy a Next.js app (Vercel vs self-hosted)?

Q: How do you deploy a Next.js app (Vercel vs self-hosted)?

**TL;DR.** **Vercel** offers zero-config hosting with built-in CDN, ISR, and edge functions. **Self-hosting** runs next start on a Node server or a **Docker** container (often output: 'standalone' ); you then provide your own CDN, image optimizer, and revalidation infra. **Static export** works for purely static sites. Vercel zero-config CDN/ISR/edge self-host next start / Docker</tex

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Self-host build + start

# Node server
next build && next start -p 3000

# Docker (slim): next.config → output: 'standalone'
# then copy .next/standalone + .next/static + public into the image and:
node server.js

# Fully static (no SSR/ISR/API): output: 'export' → serve the 'out/' dir on any CDN

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