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Web DevOctober 202610 min read

How to Build an API in Next.js with Route Handlers (route.ts)

Beginner guide to building an API in Next.js: route.ts, GET and POST, input validation, status codes, one JSON error shape, client fetch, contact form.

Web DevOctober 202610 min read

How to Add SEO Metadata in the Next.js App Router for Beginners

How to add SEO metadata in the Next.js App Router for beginners: generateMetadata, canonical, hreflang, Open Graph, sitemap.ts, robots.ts and common errors.

Web DevOctober 20269 min read

How to Build a Playwright Smoke Test in GitHub Actions

How to build a Playwright smoke test for beginners: install, write three critical-path checks, run them in GitHub Actions and upload the HTML report.

Web DevOctober 202610 min read

Server vs Client Components in Next.js: A Beginner Guide

The difference between server and client components in Next.js for beginners: use client, props, the children pattern, a decision table and common errors.

DevOpsOctober 202610 min read

How to View Docker Logs: Tail, Follow and Compose Guide

How to view docker logs for beginners: tail, follow, since, timestamps, docker compose logs, a restarting container, and max-size log rotation.

DevOpsOctober 202610 min read

How to Create CI/CD with GitHub Actions: 7 Beginner Steps

How to set up CI/CD with GitHub Actions for beginners: write a first workflow, chain jobs with needs, add typecheck, lint and test gates, and block bad merges.

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