Next.js is the React framework for production. This hub gathers tutorials on the App Router, server components, data fetching, deployment, and full-stack patterns for building fast, SEO-friendly applications.
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The Pages Router is the original file-based routing system. The App Router is the newer paradigm built around React Server Components, layouts, and streaming. New projects should use the App Router; the Pages Router remains supported for existing apps.
Server Components render on the server and send only the resulting UI to the browser, reducing the JavaScript shipped to clients. In Next.js they let you fetch data directly in components and keep sensitive logic off the client.
Yes. Server-side rendering and static generation mean crawlers receive fully rendered HTML, and built-in metadata APIs make it easy to manage titles, descriptions, and structured data.