Dockerize your Next.js application on Spheron Compute

Spheron is a decentralized cloud storage platform that provides an all-in-one solution for building and deploying DApps. In this article, we will show you how to dockerize your Next.js application and deploy it on Spheron Compute.

What is Docker?

Docker is a tool designed to make it easier to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers. Containers allow a developer to package up an application with all of the parts it needs, such as libraries and other dependencies, and ship it all out as one package.

What is Next.js?

Next.js is a popular React-based framework for building server-rendered or statically-exported React applications. It provides features such as automatic code splitting, server-side rendering, and more.

Dockerizing your Next.js application

To Dockerize your Next.js application, you need to create a Dockerfile in the root of your project directory. This file contains instructions for building a Docker image of your application. Here is an example Dockerfile for a Next.js application:

Use an official Node.js runtime as the base image

FROM node:alpine


Set the working directory

WORKDIR /app

Copy package.json and package-lock.json

COPY package*.json ./

Install dependencies

RUN npm install

Copy the rest of the files

COPY . .

Build the app

RUN npm run build

Expose port 3000

EXPOSE 3000

Start the app

CMD ["npm", "start"]

This Dockerfile uses the official Node.js runtime as the base image, sets the working directory to /app, copies the package.json and package-lock.json files, installs dependencies, copies the rest of the files, builds the app, exposes port 3000, and starts the app.

Once you have created the Dockerfile, you can build the Docker image by running the following command in your terminal:

docker build -t my-nextjs-app .

This command builds a Docker image with the tag my-nextjs-app using the Dockerfile in the current directory.

Deploying your Next.js application on Spheron Compute

Once you have Dockerized your Next.js application, you can deploy it on Spheron Compute. To do this, follow these steps:

Go to the Compute section in Spheron.

Create a new cluster by clicking on the “New Cluster” button.
Click on the “Select from marketplace app” button for fast-track deployment.
Select the IPFS template from the marketplace.
Choose your instance plan and click on the “Deploy” button.
Once your IPFS node is up and running, you can upload files to IPFS via WebUI or HTTP-Client, and access files using IPFS Gateway.

That’s it! You have successfully dockerized your Next.js application and deployed it on Spheron Compute. With Spheron’s all-in-one solution, you can easily build and deploy DApps without having to worry about complicated infrastructure.