The latest articles on DEV Community by Daniel Lucas (@daniel_lucas_bc06147f9a56). https://dev.to/daniel_lucas_bc06147f9a56 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4042099%2Fb6a68c9b-f7c7-4444-9ee6-e4271ae9ac62.png https://dev.to/daniel_lucas_bc06147f9a56 en Daniel Lucas Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:34:50 +0000 https://dev.to/daniel_lucas_bc06147f9a56/how-i-built-a-chinese-short-drama-streaming-platform-with-nextjs-16-turso-vercel-3odm https://dev.to/daniel_lucas_bc06147f9a56/how-i-built-a-chinese-short-drama-streaming-platform-with-nextjs-16-turso-vercel-3odm <p>Chinese vertical short dramas are a 696M-user market, but most platforms are App-only. I built <a href="https://xindongduanju.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">xindongduanju.com</a> - a web-first platform.</p> <p><strong>Stack</strong>: Next.js 16 + TypeScript + Tailwind v4 + Turso + Vercel</p> <p><strong>Key decisions</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Parallel DB queries with Promise.all</li> <li>4 sitemaps covering 160+ URLs with CDN cache</li> <li>Dynamic HLS.js loading only for .m3u8 files</li> </ul> <p><strong>Results</strong>: 211 pages, 4 languages, 125 SEO topic pages, $0/month infra.</p> <p><a href="https://xindongduanju.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Try it free</a> | <a href="https://github.com/scccslience-cell/short-drama-web" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source on GitHub</a></p> nextjs turso vercel typescript