I was fully expecting to see a one-liner for this article: npx create next app. I think this article overstates the disadvantages of using a framework like NextJS.

If you don’t want to work on the bleeding edge, then don’t upgrade right away. That’s true of literally every library out there.

And IMO it’s trivial to host a next app just about anywhere. Vercel has done a much better job with portability than you would typically expect from similar companies.

The docs for NextJS are also just… rock solid. It really feels like they cover everything.

I’m not affiliated, just a happy developer using their framework.