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Host your Next.js frontend powered by Strapi on Vercel

Introduction to Vercel

Vercel is a popular platform designed to enable developers to build, deploy, and manage modern web applications with ease. It specializes in hosting frontend frameworks and static sites, providing seamless integration with tools like Next.js. Vercel offers features such as serverless functions, edge caching, and automatic scaling, which make it ideal for handling high-performance, scalable web applications. Its user-friendly interface and powerful deployment options simplify the process of taking projects from development to production, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow for developers.

Key Vercel Features

• Automatic deployments with Git integration
• Global CDN for fast content delivery
• Serverless functions and edge computing
• Support for static and dynamic content
• Built-in performance analytics and monitoring
• Team collaboration tools
• Seamless integration with popular frameworks and services
• Custom domains with automated SSL certificates
• Instant cache invalidation
• Scalable infrastructure for handling traffic spikes
• Environment-specific settings and environment variables management

Can you host Strapi on Vercel?

We don't recommend it as its complex and requires significant adjustments to the Strapi codebase. Strapi is not inherently designed for a serverless environment like Vercel. You would need to configure Vercel functions and routes, and modify how Strapi handles its lifecycle methods and file storage.

Can you automate the deployment of your frontend projects, such as Next.js or Astro, whenever content changes are made Strapi?

Yes, checkout this tutorial to learn how to trigger your frontend deployments based on when content changes in your Strapi CMS using Strapi webhooks alongside Vercel deploy hooks.

Is there a plugin to deploy my frontend to Vercel ?

The strapi-plugin-vercel-deploy automates the process of triggering deployments on Vercel directly from the Strapi admin panel. This plugin integrates seamlessly with your Strapi instance, providing a user-friendly interface to manually trigger deployments with a single click or automatically upon content changes like publish, update, or delete actions. Additionally, the plugin allows for configuring multiple Vercel deploy hooks, making it versatile for different environments or projects. It simplifies continuous deployment, ensuring that your Vercel-hosted frontend stays up-to-date with the latest content from Strapi.