[abxyz]

I like NextJS and actively choose it for many projects. However, there is a big caveat: self-hosting NextJS is not the "real" NextJS experience that most people have because most people are using Vercel's platform and that is the focus of Vercel. Self-hosting NextJS is a bad idea, the benefits of NextJS are inextricably linked to the Vercel platform. You will live to regret self-hosting. I would never, ever consider doing it again and still suffer the pain of it day in day out because of a bad decision I made a few years ago. Use NextJS as expected (on Vercel's platform) or don't use it. If you self-host on your own serverless infrastructure, that's not a terrible idea, but if you try to self-host NextJS on servers, it will fall over at the first hint of traffic.

[urbandw311er]

I’d like to understand more about why this is and whether your experience is universal.

[bodantogat]

I’m curious too. I self host on a server, no issues so far.