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Arjun Vijay Prakash
Arjun Vijay Prakash

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๐Ÿš€ You NEED to Start Using Vercel Right Now! ๐ŸŒŸ

To understand the power of Vercel, you need to learn what is Next.js (a React framework developed by Vercel).

Go to this article to learn the basics of Next.js, then come back to this one!


Why Vercel? ๐Ÿค”

Vercel is a cloud platform for static sites and serverless functions that you can use to deploy your Next.js or other web app, projects effortlessly.

It offers the following:

โœ… Edge functions for dynamic content
โœ… Automatic scaling
โœ… Continuous deployment from Git


Developer Experience? Done. ๐ŸŒŸ

With Vercel, you get a simplified developer experience:

1๏ธโƒฃ Git Integration
2๏ธโƒฃ Preview Deployments
3๏ธโƒฃ Instant Rollbacks


Features ๐Ÿ‘‡

Each feature is designed to streamline the development workflow from local development to production deployment!

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https://www.mitrais.com/news-updates/how-to-deploy-next-js-with-vercel/



Among them, preview deployments are a standout feature.

This feature allows you to preview changes to your app in a live deployment without merging them to your project's production branch.

Share it with your team for instant feedback, without affecting your production site! ๐Ÿ™Œ


Security and Reliability ๐Ÿ”‘

Security and reliability are also key benefits. Vercel provides:

โœ… SSL by default
โœ… DDoS protection
โœ… Geo-distributed infrastructure

Ensuring your app is secure and consistently available to your users around the globe. ๐Ÿ”’

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https://vercel.com/security

Performance ๐Ÿ“ˆ

Vercel has

โœ… serverless architecture
โœ… autoscaling capabilities

that ensure web applications scale based on traffic, handling sudden spikes without downtime.

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https://vercel.com/resources/collections/performance

Cost ๐Ÿ’ต

Vercel offers three plans.

1๏ธโƒฃ Hobby -> personal, non-commercial use
2๏ธโƒฃ Pro -> small teams with moderate bandwidth and collaboration requirements
3๏ธโƒฃ Enterprise -> teams seeking greater performance, collaboration, and security

Additional bandwidth can be purchased for Pro at $40 per 100 GB, uncapped.

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https://vercel.com/pricing

Integration with other tools ๐Ÿ› 

It supports integration with third-party services like

โœ… Okta
โœ… AWS Cognito
โœ… Google Sign-In

for user authentication and access control.

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https://vercel.com/integrations

Final Thoughts ๐Ÿ™Œ

Continue your exploration of Vercel from here and experience the awesome deployment powers it offers.

Share your experiences in the comment section with Vercel and let the discussion begin!

I hope you liked the article! โค๏ธ

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Happy Coding! ๐Ÿš€
Thanks for 19206! ๐Ÿค—

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