How to Cache Data in Next.js Globally Across All Pages at Build Time

When working on a Next.js-based website, you might encounter the need to fetch data from an API at build time. In this article, I’ll share a solution that works both in development (localhost) and in production (Vercel) environments. Let’s consider a scenario where we have a list of “members” and we want to download this data once, store it, and make it available across all pages. The list of members is relatively static and changes at most once a day....

How to Fix the `prisma/client did not initialize yet` Error on Vercel

If you’re building an app with Next.js and Prisma and encounter the deployment error Error: @prisma/client did not initialize yet. Please run "prisma generate" and try to import it again when deploying it on Vercel, don’t worry. There’s a simple solution to this problem. The error occurs because the database is already initialized in your local development environment, but it needs to be properly generated and imported on the Vercel deployment....

Zeit Now Tutorial - A Fast and Simple Way to Deploy Node.js Apps

Learn how to deploy your Node.js application using the Now platform created by Vercel (formerly known as Zeit). One of the easiest ways to deploy a Node.js application is through the Now platform created by Vercel. Now makes the deployment process fast and simple, acting as a cloud service that provides you with a URL to access your deployed application. With Now, you can easily deploy Node.js apps, static websites, and more....