Building a realtime chat app with Next.js and Vercel
Blog post from Ably
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.
| Trend | Post Mentions | Total Month Mentions | Posts | Companies | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time | 15 | 2,691 | 614 | 205 | +12% |
| Serverless | 5 | 719 | 168 | 84 | +86% |
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