Using Render with Serverless Redis

Render, an infrastructure platform known for instant deploys and autoscaling, is used in this tutorial to deploy a simple Next.js application integrated with Upstash, a Redis-based service. The guide assumes that users have set up a Redis instance on Upstash and begins with creating a Next.js app, installing the Upstash Redis SDK, and configuring environment variables locally. It then explains how to implement a view counter using server-side requests to the Upstash database, incrementing page views each time a page is requested. The application code is pushed to GitHub, facilitating deployment on Render, where users are guided to configure their app, add environment variables, and choose deployment options, including Render's free plan. The tutorial concludes with successfully deploying the application and provides links to the project source and a working demo.