Build Your First Fullstack App with Next.js 16

"What is Next? What is App Router? What's a Server Component anyway?" — this course answers each question with real code.

Who is this for

• React basics done, but App Router is new for you
• Want a fullstack app without standing up a separate backend
• Want to finish one cycle including DB

What you'll have built

• Felt the difference between Server / Client Components
• Built an API Route that takes external calls
• Stored & queried data via Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL
• Deployed to Fly.io (or Vercel)

Flow

[1] Setup ──▶ [2] Server / Client split ──▶ [3] API + DB ──▶ [4] Deploy

A single project walks through 4 steps: "empty folder → screen → data → live on the internet."

Steps

1. Setup — pnpm create next-app + Tailwind v4 + TypeScript strict
2. Server vs Client Components — what 'use client' actually means
3. API Route + Drizzle ORM — /api/posts POST/GET, postgres connection
4. Deploy — Docker standalone build, Fly.io free tier deploy

Each step layers code on top of the previous, so by step 4 the same project reaches deployment.