Migrate website from static HTML to Next.js #1
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- Replace static HTML site with Next.js 14 - Add TypeScript and SCSS support - Implement self-hosted Josefin Sans font - Migrate all pages to Next.js App Router - Update README with new project structure
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Summary
Migrating a website from static HTML to Next.js improves performance, SEO, and long-term scalability by enabling pre-rendering, dynamic routing, and component-based development. It allows better code reuse, optimized assets, built-in routing, and flexible rendering strategies while maintaining fast load times. Overall, Next.js transforms a simple static site into a maintainable, future-ready web application without sacrificing speed.
So I figured my first step into modifying the website is to complete the migration, then other changes shall follow.
Changes
Removed Old Files and Folders
The following old files and folders have been removed since migrating to Next.js:
Deleted:
Moved to public/:
Kept:
Current Project Structure
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├── public/ # Static assets
│ ├── fonts/ # Self-hosted fonts
│ ├── images/ # Image assets
│ └── *.ico, *.png # Favicons and icons
├── src/ # Next.js source code
│ ├── app/ # App Router pages
│ ├── components/ # React components
│ ├── design-system/ # Design tokens
│ └── styles/ # Global styles
├── scripts/ # Utility scripts
└── [config files] # Next.js, TypeScript, etc.
Build Status
The project builds successfully:
Verification:
Run the development server:
npm run devOpen your browser to:
http://localhost:3000Screenshot:
The website successfully loads with zero errors and from here on modifications can be made to individual pages, one at a time.