Self-Hosting Nextjs at Scale in 2025
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The article discusses strategies for self-hosting NextJS applications at scale in 2025, sparking a thoughtful discussion on the trade-offs and challenges involved.
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kazanz
3 months ago
1 replyHi author here. Happy to answer any questions anyone has.
slig
3 months ago
1 replyHi! It's nice to see a Vercel alternative. One thing that I was looking but couldn't find is if you use AWS/GCP/Hetzner or self-host.
kazanz
3 months ago
Hi Slig. Thank you for the kind words. Right now we are on Hetzner. But we're in the process of getting colocation and our own metal.
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