WRT deploying Next.js apps, I typically go static first because it makes it easier, exporting it to static files
But there are some other options I've found:
Next.js on Netlify works great if you want to deploy to Netlify: https://github.com/netlify/next-on-netlify
I haven't tried this, but an option to deploy with AWS Lambda and Serverless Framework https://codedaily.io/tutorials/184/Deploy-a-NextJS-App-With-...