Optimal Folder Structure in Next.js: Pages, Routes, Components, and Best Practices Explained
In this Next.js tutorial, we’ll dive into organizing your project’s folder structure for a clean, scalable setup. Learn where to place pages, APIs, components, data models, and utility functions, and understand what makes a folder public as a route in Next.js. We’ll also cover private folders, route groups, and common folder structures based on top-level and feature-based organization. Whether you’re building a simple app or a complex project, mastering folder structure will help you maintain and scale your codebase. Perfect for developers aiming to structure their Next.js applications like pros!
00:00 Intro to organizing a next.js project
00:30 What makes a folder a public URL
02:14 How to prevent a folder from being considered as a route in Next.js
06:18 Explain some common folder structures to organize a Next.js app
