Move Mountains With Next.js and Compose
summary
Claims Docker + Compose let a small team run over 100 websites from one Next.js codebase with fully reproducible dev and production images. Uses Next.js, Dockerfiles, Compose, Postgres and Nginx as a reverse proxy, plus DigitalOcean or similar for Docker hosts. Demonstrates monorepo with three apps on one port via Nginx, output standalone plus multi-stage builds to shrink production images ~85% (≈110 MB vs ~1 GB). Reports running 20 Next.js apps on a $40 droplet and 300+ day uptimes serving millions.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to Docker
- 1:49Local development setup
- 3:33Understanding Docker files
- 5:49Docker compose explained
- 7:23Building a full stack app
- 8:51Monorepo and reverse proxy
- 11:01Configuring Nginx
- 12:12Production deployment
- 14:00Hosting solutions
- 14:56Limitations and advantages
- 16:47Conclusion and resources
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