Building a realtime chat app with Next.js and Vercel

This post guides users through creating a real-time chat application with Next.js and deploying it to Vercel. It covers topics such as adding real-time functionality with Ably, creating a Next.js Vercel Serverless API, using React Functional components and React Hooks with Ably, and hosting the app on Vercel. The tutorial also discusses challenges of implementing a reliable client-side WebSocket solution for JavaScript apps and provides an overview of how to build a realtime chat app that runs in the browser.