How to install next.js

To install Next.js, you need to have Node.js installed on your machine.

Check the node version installed in your machine, to check run node -v in your terminal

Installation

The recommended installation of Next.js is to use npx create-next-app@latest command. This will install all the necessary files and set up everything.

• npx create-next-app@latest

If you want to use typescript, add –typescript after the command.

• npx create-next-app@latest --typescript

After the installation is complete, cd to your project and run these commands

• npm install
• npm run dev

Go to localhost:3000

Problems in installation

• “Failed to load next.config.js”
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69774152/failed-to-load-next-config-js

Check the version of node installed in your machine. I use the latest version 16.14.0. It is important to use 12.22.0 or higher version