Netlify announced the latest version of its Next.js runtime, which allows developers to run Next.js on Netlify without configuration.
“We’ve invested heavily in this new runtime to address all runtime challenges and provide a seamless experience for Next.js developers. The release underscores Netlify’s commitment to keeping pace with framework development needs, encouraging open communication, and providing a robust support infrastructure for Next.js and other frameworks,” Netlify wrote in blog post.
Next.js Runtime v5 introduces support for App Router, which is a feature that allows developers to build applications using React components such as Server Components, Streaming with Suspense, and Server Actions. According to Netlify, App Router enables smooth client-side routing and easier navigation within applications.
App Router and Pages Router also provide on-demand revalidation functionality, which allows content to be refreshed and regenerated.
This release also fine-tunes caching that takes advantage of Full Route Cache and Data Cache Next.js. This means that static page responses are automatically cached at the edge and can then be revalidated against a path or tag later.
And finally, Netlify has integrated its CDN images with the next/image Next.js component by default, which ensures that images are always served in their most efficient format.
Next.js Runtime v5 will begin rolling out to Starter accounts this week, Pro and Business accounts in the second week of April, and Enterprise accounts starting mid-April.