serverless-next.js VS serverless-graphql

I'm currently waiting SST v2 to be released where they will use https://open-next.js.org instead of https://github.com/serverless-nextjs/serverless-next.js

To deploy the app, I had the requirement to use AWS as a cloud-provider, with a limited budget, so neither Vercel (a safe choice, as it is the company which develops Next.js), nor a containerized solution like the managed AWS ECS Fargate service could satisfy my needs. Then, I started with a serverless hosting thanks to the serverless-next project, which provides a serverless plugin or a CDK construct to deploy a Next.js stack. However, this project is no more well-maintained and new Next.js features (like middlewares, etc.) are not supported.

If you have the time and resources, I'd suggest to take a look at SST.dev and or OpenNext (created by the SST people). With that ISR should work (although they still seem to work on upgrading to v12). Or take a look at https://github.com/sladg/nextjs-lambda to run NextJS on a lambda exclusively.

serverlessnextjs does not support NextJS 13. https://github.com/serverless-nextjs/serverless-next.js/issues/2497

I hate Amplify. I've been using it for around 2 weeks, because serverless-next.js no longer works with Next v13.

Let's mention that it's possible to deploy a Next.js application using SST 😅. This setup relies on the serverless-next.js project and it's hidden behind a construct named NextJsSite. It can be a very efficient solution when you want to ship your application on AWS environment (I use it for a production workload in my current company).

ATM Next JS is SSR (Server Side Rendering) so only S3 and CloudFront is not enough! As mentioned here already Lambda@Edge can do the server parts and is used like in Amplify. An Alternative would the serverless framework which offers a next js deployment https://github.com/serverless-nextjs/serverless-next.js .

Since then, the ecosystem has changed. Using the Serverless Framework makes deployment simpler. We released the managed Tracetest App making any serverless-based systems simpler to instrument and test. You can now test public-facing apps with no infra overhead!

We see some great results from using these in conjunction with frameworks such as SST or Serverless, and also some real spaghetti from people who organically proliferate 100’s of functions over time and lose track of how they relate to each other or how to update them safely across time and service. Buyer beware!

When we think about AWS serverless service, the first thing that comes to our mind is Lambda function. Yes, the quickest way to deploy this backend Express JS app to AWS is to deploy it as a Lambda function. The easiest way is using Serverless Framework.

Serverless Framework: https://www.serverless.com/

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In this example, we're using the serverless framework to quickly set up the Lambda function along with an API gateway for the entry point. The lambda function is a simple Koa REST API with a few functional endpoints.

Naturally, there are several options available to declare your cloud resources. The options with the most popularity are the CDK, AWS CloudFormation, SST, Serverless framework, Terraform, and AWS SAM. There are others, but when talking about Infrastructure as Code (IaC), these are the ones you hear about most often.

1 - Serverless + AWS CDK + Lift: An integration that amps up the traditional Serverless Framework with Lift's static frontend construct and CDK's robust infra definition.

It's a bit easier in Python if you use tools like https://www.serverless.com/. I'm not sure if Rust has something similar yet.

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