What is a Docker Image?

What is Next.js?

Next.js is a popular open-source framework for building React applications. It simplifies creating dynamic web pages by providing features like server-side rendering, automatic code splitting, and route pre-fetching, allowing developers to build fast and SEO-friendly web applications with React....

What is Docker?

Docker is a platform for developing, shipping, and running applications using containerization technology. It enables developers to package applications and their dependencies into standardized units called containers, which can run consistently across different environments, from development to production....

What is a Docker Image?

A Docker image is a lightweight, standalone, and executable package that contains everything needed to run a piece of software, including the application code, runtime environment, system tools, libraries, and settings. Docker images serve as the basis for creating Docker containers....

What is a Docker Container?

A Docker container is a runtime instance of a Docker image. It encapsulates the application and its dependencies, running as an isolated process on a host system. Containers provide consistency, portability, and scalability for applications, allowing them to run reliably across different environments without modification....

Approach

Create a new Next.js app or use an existing one Create a Dockerfile in the project root Define the base image, dependencies, and commands Build the Docker image from the Dockerfile Run the Docker container using the built image...

Steps to Set up Docker and NGINX for a Next.js

Step1: Creating a Next.Js application...