Vulcan Next
Vulcan Next helps you build GraphQL-based applications with Next.js.
What's in the box?
Vulcan Next provides:
- A production-grade Next.js + Apollo GraphQL boilerplate. It includes development tooling such as Cypress, Jest, Storybook, MDX... and many others.
- A GraphQL API endpoint set up with Apollo Server, so you can start coding back-end features immediately.
- Schema-based helpers and hooks to quickly generate and consume your own GraphQL API.
- Password based authentication
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Get started with the live tutorial
Read the introductory article on FreeCodeCamp
A word about Vulcan.js aka Vulcan Meteor
You can't teach an old dog new tricks! Vulcan Next is the successor of "Vulcan.js", the Meteor framework from Sacha Greif. It inherits years of experience, with a modernized architecture that replaces Meteor by Next.js.
Install and run in 5 minutes
git clone -b main https://github.com/VulcanJS/vulcan-next cd vulcan-next yarn yarn run dev
Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser. You can then access the live tutorial on http://localhost:3000/learn.
Setup your own git repository
When creating your own application, you'll want to host the code on your own Git repository (on GitHub, BitBucket, etc.).
Point git to your own repository
Rename "origin" to "upstream", so you can use your own git repository as the main "origin", and VN official repo as "upstream".
git remote rename origin upstream # Then do what you need to create your own origin remote # git remote add origin <your-own-git-repository-url>
Next steps
Roll your own Mongo database
As a default, Vulcan Next will connect to a sample read-only database owned by LBKE. To create your own application, you'll want to use your own databse.
0. I am a Windows user (if using Mac or Linux skip to 1.)
If you use Windows, you might want to either:
Install Ubuntu as a dual boot (virtual machine are technically fine but way slower and could lead to a poor development experience)
Setup the Linux subsystem in order to be able to run Docker on Windows
Install MongoDB using the Windows installer
1. Run a Mongo server using Docker
It will run Mongo in your current terminal, or create and run a Mongo image if it's the first time your run the command.
Note: you should always start your database before you run the application.
yarn run start:mongo
See Docker installation instruction for Ubuntu here if you don't have Docker yet.
2. Configure your application to use your local database
In .env.development
or .env.development.local
use this URI for Mongo:
MONGO_URI="mongodb://localhost:27017/vulcan-next-app"
You can then stop the server and start it again.
We advise to use MongoDB Compass to visualize your database content.
Update your app to the latest version of Vulcan Next
Beware: Vulcan Next is a boilerplate, the possibility to update automatically is not guaranteed. You may have to apply the updates by hand, comparing Vulcan Next latest version to your own code. Always double-check that the merge didn't break your app!.
# Get the latest version of Vulcan Next locally git fetch upstream # Merge to your own code (favouring your own code as a default in case of conflict) git merge upstream/main -X ours
Contribute or raise an issue
This starter is read-only! Please avoid opening pull requests against it.
All developments happen in our monorepo "Vulcan NPM" here.
They support Vulcan Next and Vulcan Meteor
Contributors
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Technical supports
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About Next.js
This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app
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Learn More
To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
- Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API.
- Learn Next.js - an interactive Next.js tutorial.
You can check out the Next.js GitHub repository - your feedback and contributions are welcome!
Deploy on Vercel
The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Vercel Platform from the creators of Next.js.
Check out our Next.js deployment documentation for more details.